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WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks is a non-profit whistleblowing website that publishes leaks of government documents from anonymous sources. Although it launched as an editable wiki, it no longer accepts edits or comments. Since 2007, WikiLeaks has published documents about the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as highly sensitive material from the U.S. State Department. Julian Assange, an Australian journalist and activist is the editor-in-chief and spokesperson for WikiLeaks.
386 Questions
Has Julian Assange technically done anything illegal on Wikileaks since he wasn't the one who actually caused the leak?
Asked by Wiki User
Why was WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London on December 7 2010?
Asked by Wiki User
He was arrested on an international arrest warrant issued in Sweden where he is wanted for questioning about an alleged rape. Mr Assange has denied the allegation.
Is WikiLeaks a threat to national security?
Asked by Wiki User
Some documents that were leaked contained sensitive references to foreign heads of state. This could anger them into taking revenge on us, or worse. So to answer your question, yes, WikiLeaks can very well be a threat to U.S. National Security.
How do you use the WikiLeaks website?
Asked by Wiki User
Go to wikileaks.ch and you can read through and search confidential government documents.
What is Julian Assange's sexual orientation?
Asked by Wiki User
Julian Assange's has been in the spotlight of the media accused of two rape charges against women; and a legal process is taking place. It most defintely implies or hints that his sexual orientation is heterosexual.
What did wikileaks reveal?
Asked by Wiki User
Wikileaks revealed thousands of classified documents, leaked from spies around the world. Many are related to the war in Iraq and America. War logs were recently released as well
Are WikiLeaks justified?
Asked by Wiki User
It depends who you talk to.
Governments want WikiLeaks to stop publishing sensitive material because they feel it is a threat to their country's security. But the site is essentially a whistleblowing website, and without the leaks, corruption would not be exposed to the average person.
It's likely that the bad guys have the information already. Most classified documents do nothing but hide information from the public
How old is Julian Assange the founder of WikiLeaks?
Asked by Wiki User
Julian Assange the founder of wikileaks is an Australian and is 39 years old.
Why was WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange placed under arrest December 7 2010?
Asked by Wiki User
He was arrested based on a Swedish arrest warrant charging him with sexual assault.
Is Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Jesus Christ returned?
Asked by Electriclife
It is possible that anyone could be Jesus Christ returned. We don't know what sort of sign God would give us if his Jesus were reborn into the world. So, it's a definite possibility since there's no way to prove that he isn't.
Is loic or low orbit ion cannon legal in Utah?
Asked by 2151776
Low Orbit Ion Cannon can be used legally to test a website's stress strength with authorized use. It is illegal however to use the software to commit malicious cyber crimes such as packet flooding to temporarily force the site to crash.
Why is Assange being prosecuted by the Americans?
Asked by Wiki User
Because he released information on his website that upset their government, so now they are trying to frame him.
Did WikiLeaks hurt the US?
Asked by Wiki User
Yes, they released top-secret government information
Another view...I disagree, and for rather a lot of reasons.In order to explain my answer (and to rebut the above answer), I need to clarify a few points on how national security works.
After WW-II, the international security community had developed a staggering number of security classifications in what was a hierarchical attempt to sequester certain information. Unfortunately, information doesn't often fit into a rigid, pyramidal, hierarchical structure. There is no "man at the top" who can know everything, as even then, everything was beyond the scope of one person.
In an effort to address this, most of the classifications were removed, with only three remaining in the classified world: Classified, Secret and Top Secret. And of course not everything fit into these three. Some information was so important that it needed to be shared only with those that needed to know. And so Compartmentalized information was created. In this case, information that was sensitive was classified within a project or compartment name. So, for instance, your Top Secret clearance wouldn't get you anywhere near the "Ultra" information that had to do with Japanese encryption during WW-II. This sort of compartmentalization exists to this day.
Even with this simplification, however, problems existed. Think of the poor security officer tasked with developing classification. If he declassified something, there was a chance he'd get in a lot of trouble, if the datum turned out to be really sensitive. And if he declassified correctly, well… nothing. No awards for that. So quite naturally, a lot of information became or remained classified at higher levels than it needed (if indeed it needed to be classified at all). The result of this was that, entering into the 21st century, the US had a dazzling amount of stuff retained under security classification, that really didn't need to be classified at all. This caused a huge problem in terms of intelligence analysis and collaboration, highlighted by some of the investigations after 9/11, where data wasn't always passed for fear of compromising security.
Both the Bush and Obama administrations have made it a priority to declassify a huge amount of information held under legal classification. It's a great idea, has bipartisan support and no real opponents. The problem, of course, remains that, even with a presidential directive or edict in place, the job of declassification is both extremely difficult, politically dangerous and utterly unrewarding. The result is predictable: not nearly as much has been done as was mandated.
Enter WikiLeaks. In America and most democratic/republican governments, there is a requirement for openness in all matters of government. Naturally, this is offset by the requirements of national security, and everyone agrees with both these principles. The government needs accountability to the people, the people want it, and most good government does too. This doesn't mean every door is open, but most should be.
Over its existence, WikiLeaks has been presented with a wide array of information, often acquired from whistleblowers, declassification, news sources, etc. WL has shown a lot of care in what actually gets released, and how. The more controversial items in the last large release had been offered beforehand to the US Department of State (DOS), for them to vet what was potentially really critical and what wasn't. WL has, at government request, redacted documents. And they do maintain the 1st Amendment shield of the free press.
To date (2012 Feb), I cannot find a case where WL released data with a classification higher than Secret; no Top Secret data appeared in my search. Nothing in the areas of WMD's, encryption, satellite intel, COOP/COG, or C4I where released that I could see, and this is a good representative slice of what modern governments consider to be the holiest of holies. We do seem some opinions expressed by the DOS about foreign leaders that are somewhat derogatory and not what I'd like said about me, but then Americans are famous for being open about their political opinions. We see obsolete SpecOps "manuals", and budgetary talk about the Iraq war and Afghan action. We don't see the wing design of the B2 bomber (although Testor's Model Company, makers of plastic models of planes and ships, apparently has a pretty good handle on that).
In summary, while I haven't reviewed every jot and tittle released by WL, I haven't seen anything that would endanger the US national security at all. I have on the other hand seen the upholding of a great free tradition: government accountability to the people.
For these reasons, I would suggest that the WL leaks have helped the US far more than hurting us.
Yes and no.
The release of 'classified' information damages the security of the United States. The problem with people is that they don't realize this while they are cheering on Wikileaks. The damage can be as simple as a growing distrust between countries, which is a threat to US security as well as every western nation.
The release of 'non-classified' information could beneficial to the political processes of democracy.
Why was the Wikileaks president in jail?
Asked by Wiki User
Julian Assange was arrested and placed in jail temporarily while awaiting trial. He was arrested due to an arrest warrant issued by Sweden for the crime of rape. And was jailed because the judge did not grant him bail.
What are confidential cables?
Asked by KMac
Embassy cables are a formal term for diplomatic messages sent from US embassies to foreign nations. The term comes from a time when messages were sent via submarine communication cables.
WikiLeaks published hundreds of US embassy cables on November 28, 2010.
How does WikiLeaks manage to protect their sources and keep them anonymous?
Asked by Wiki User
The answer is the fourth amendment. this amendment gives us privacy so we do not have to say those things. along with that they have the rights to not incriminate themselves in the fifth amendment. if they said their sources they would be incriminating themselves.
Why does Julian Assange live in asylum?
Asked by Myrab51
On November 20, 2010, Interpol issued a Red Notice for Mr. Assange's arrest after two women in Sweden claimed 'rape'. A week later he gave himself up, appeared before a judge in Westminster (UK), and in December 2010 was granted bail after his supporters paid £240,000 in cash and sureties.
Legal arguments in the UK continued until June 2012, with the Swedish prosecutors calling for him to be extradited, and his lawyers saying that if he was sent to Sweden he would be at risk of then being extradited to the US.
On June 19, 2012, he then fled bail and applied for asylum in Ecuador, through the embassy in Knightsbridge. Ecuador has no extradition treaties with the US or Sweden. But police encircled the embassy and refused to allow him to leave. The UK says its' courts have ruled he must be sent to Sweden.
Ecuador granted him asylum in August 2012, but as soon as he sets foot outside the building, Britain will deport him to Sweden. He has been inside the embassy ever since. He is not a fan of the Clinton's and has hacked into email accounts of theirs and leaked them. The Ecuadorian embassy has restricted his internet usage as of 2016.
The US has said that he has leaked military secrets but he denies this.
Is the WikiLeaks founder really a rapist?
Asked by Wiki User
Two women in Stockholm, Sweden accused Julian Assange, the editor of WikiLeaks, of rape and molestation in August 2010. Assange denied the claims. Because he was in hiding, prosecutors were not able to question him and thus issued a warrant for his arrest. Later, they dropped the charge because the case lacked credibility.
Assange has said the charges were part of a smear campaign in retaliation for his involvement with WikiLeaks.
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How did the members of Wikileaks hack into various government agencies?
Asked by Wiki User
Currently, it has not been proven that members of Wikileaks have hacked into government systems to obtain information. Rather, Wikileaks obtains information through anonymous submissions on their website.
What is WikiLeaks all about?
Asked by Wiki User
WikiLeaks is a non-profit whistleblowing website that publishes leaks of government documents from anonymous sources. Although it launched as an editable wiki, it no longer accepts edits or comments. Since 2007, WikiLeaks has published documents about the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as highly sensitive material from the U.S. State Department. Julian Assange, an Australian journalist and activist is the editor-in-chief and spokesperson for WikiLeaks.
See related links to visit WikiLeaks.
How does WikiLeaks damage the government?
Asked by Wiki User
The leaking of sensitive communication between countries can threaten national security, government officials claim. They are kept classified for a reason.
On the other hand, without WikiLeaks, some corruption would not be exposed.
Is WikiLeaks banned in America?
Asked by Wiki User
No. WikiLeaks is not banned in the United States.
It is blocked in United Arab Emirates, Thailand, China and Australia.
