Ok, here we go....
JFK:
The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it.
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And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment.
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And no official of my Administration, whether his rank is high or low, civilian or military, should interpret my words here tonight as an excuse to censor the news, to stifle dissent, to cover up our mistakes or to withhold from the press and the public the facts they deserve to know.
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No President should fear public scrutiny of his program. For from that scrutiny comes understanding; and from that understanding comes support or opposition. And both are necessary.
We did not make the rec list. Shame. So everyone here will have to deal with lies for at least another day. Will try again tomorrow to get the truth out for most to see. Sad......
Official Wikileaks cable viewer
unofficial Wikileaks information resource
Search tool for the cables
Thanks to cadejo4 for those links
Please watch!
Just one of the many good points made in the video, this one needs to be read by everyone:
When the host asks Baruch Weiss, a former U.S. Government lawyer,
if leaking classified information is a crime in the United States, he says:
"I'm going to say it twice because noone will believe me the first time, but the answer is usually no. No.
There is no statute on the books in the United States that says 'Thou shalt not leak classified information.' There is no statute of that sort. Congress tried to pass one during the Clinton administration and Clinton Vetoed it and for a very good reason. And the good reason is, that in the United States there is a huge over-classification problem. There is a huge amount of material that should not be classified that is."
Here is the liveblog over at the Guardian!
The Nation liveblog
NY Times liveblog
Thanks to user goinsouth: A great collection of statements from respected journalists from around the world talking about the importance of Wilikleaks.
and World leaders backing Wikileaks at this link
Here is an interview of Noam Chomsky by Amy Goodman.
Here is the rec'd diary by AoT.
Glenn Greenwald is all over this.
'Coldblood', a member of the group Anonymous video and story at the BBC.
My diary from yesterday with some links.
I'm not sure how to do this so.......I guess leave as many links in the comments that we can add to this liveblog. I want heads to spin at how much information we can gather here. I know I left a bunch out and will add when I am able.
Ok. Thanks everyone. Please, bombard me with links that I have not included!!! Make my day miserable!!
A good article at Bradblog.
A great radio interview of Daniel Ellsberg by Brad Friedman
Democracy Now interviews the lawyer for Assange.
Great diary by barrettbrown
Thanks to user shenderson for this overview/portal page from the Guardian. If you think the cables are nonsense, click.
This comment by user anninla has some great info. READ IT!
last interview with Assange before he turned himself in can be read right here.
Great! david mizner has a great diary that is on the rec list right now about the Top 5 lies about Wikileaks. Read & Rec!
Another diary worth reading by Elisa Massimino HRF is right here. Read it.
Why do the cables matter? Old news now but still needs to be read!
thanks to Edger we have this awesome comment with video! Watch!! Grit TV interview with Mary Ann Wright is a former United States Army colonel and retired official of the U.S. State Department, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq War. She is most noted for having been one of three State Department officials to publicly resign in direct protest of the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Here is a video of Ron Paul on the floor of congress. watch
Thank you to LucyandByron for this link to an interview at rawstory with Wendell Potter
Potter called the freezing of WikiLeaks accounts in recent days by corporations such as MasterCard, VISA, Amazon and PayPal – Amazon after calls from US senators including the chair of the homeland security committee Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and PayPal at the request of the US State Department – "a disturbing trend."
"This kind of action, this kind of involvement is dangerous," he warned. "What’s most important is freedom of information. So I think this is a disturbing trend."
User Clay Claiborne has yet another great diary that you should read. So read it.
Link for non-American news sources. Thanks to shpilk, we have a nice radio station to add to our playlists.
