The Wikileaks organization has morphed from a relatively harmless aid to government whistleblowers into a threat to U.S. national security. It should be treated accordingly. ...
The fact that anyone in the world can view Pentagon classified documents at will sends a signal of American impotence and inspires future cyberfoes. If Wikileaks wants to play this game, the very least our government can do is suit up and get out on the field.
I'm certainly sympathetic to the idea that we should wage war (perhaps through lawfare, information warfare, and cyber-war, rather than with "kinetic" means) against Assange and his group.
But given the nature of the leaks, I'm seriously wondering whether, in practice and regardless of his motives, he actually is on "the other side."
What's his game? And what's ours, for that matter.
UPDATE: Heck, even Iran is annoyed:
Iran on Tuesday rejected as "suspicious" and "diabolical" disclosures by WikiLeaks on its role in neighboring Iraq. ...Overall, I'd say Assange has more to worry about if Iran decides they are at war with WikiLeaks than if America does.
[the foreign minister] said Iran would confront these "immoralities" but did not say what measures Tehran intends to take.
I simply have no way to judge what is going on, here.
