Comment & Debate
“WikiLeaks Starts Publishing US Cables, US Considering Legal Action.” Metrolic. November 29th, 2010: “For short, they all agree that it wasn’t a good idea for Wikileaks to make public some very important documents that could seriously contribute to hostile relationships between the US and a lot of countries worldwide. The key ingredient to all relationships is trust. With the release of the cables you could say that the trust that’s essential to diplomacy has been broken. As Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan mentioned, shortly after describing the release as very damaging, a lot of countries, whether US allies or enemies, might ask themselves “Can the United States be trusted?” and might wonder if the country can keep a secret. Apparently it can’t since its top secret documents are readily available on the web, for anyone to read. There is a lot more that can be said regarding the US cables that just became available through WikiLeaks and we’ll probably be back with fresh reports.”
Associated Press writer Dan Perry, reporting from Jerusalem, wrote: “The torrent of condemnation heaped on WikiLeaks from around the globe suggest a widespread sense … that in releasing U.S. diplomatic documents the group crossed a dangerous line.”[1]