This episode of Inside Story aired from Sunday, November 28, 2010.
Wikileaks founder speaks to Al Jazeera about new leaked documents on Iraq war.
Al Jazeera: How Will Release of Millions of Classified US Documents Impact Int'l Relations?
The world of WikiLeaks: WikiLeaks is the name of probably the world's most famous whistleblowing website. But such is the size and force of what it is doing these days, that it is becoming much more than that. It has triggered a huge debate over what we should and should not know, how that information should be handled, and whether a so-called classified document actually means anything any more.
Wikileaks is about to rock the US government again, as well as potentially governments across the world, with three million new leaked US files. And for the first time it is classified diplomatic material: less-than flattering comments about governments abroad that were meant to remain off-the-record. Not surprisingly, the US has got some big concerns, because the consequences for American interests could be severe.
As the US braces itself for another wiki-leak, what will come from the release of millions more classified US documents? Will it really endanger lives as the US claims, and how will it impact international relations? Joining the programme are Matthew Duss, a national security analyst at the Centre for American Progress, Jason Johnson, a political editor for the Source Magazine and a professor of political science at Hiram College, and Charlie Wolf, a political commentator and radio host.
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Wikileaks is about to rock the US government again, as well as potentially governments across the world, with three million new leaked US files. And for the first time it is classified diplomatic material: less-than flattering comments about governments abroad that were meant to remain off-the-record. Not surprisingly, the US has got some big concerns, because the consequences for American interests could be severe.
As the US braces itself for another wiki-leak, what will come from the release of millions more classified US documents? Will it really endanger lives as the US claims, and how will it impact international relations? Joining the programme are Matthew Duss, a national security analyst at the Centre for American Progress, Jason Johnson, a political editor for the Source Magazine and a professor of political science at Hiram College, and Charlie Wolf, a political commentator and radio host.
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This is just another assault on the U S and its relationship in the world. Many of the problems we have through out the globe stem from the two faced attitude we have and the lack of sincerity. It is also impacted by the high handed way we take it upon our selves to tell other countries how to treat people and spouting Christianity when we do none of what we preach to others to do.
Yes, I believe that our service men are are in grave danger. That also includes Americans who are not in the military and are working and living abroad. In other countries that are not at war, the atmosphere will change especially with our allies and potential allies.
This will impact the President and the things he is trying to do to fix the mess that he inherited. I hope the President remembers that Bush ignored the fact that the attackers on the World Trade Center were Saudies and not Iraques.
I just returned from Europe last week and I noticed a difference in how we were treated than when I was in Greece and Egypt a few years ago. White Americans were treated differently than Black Americans. We were treated better. They were more receptive. This time, they were more stand-offish and reserved. I dont know whether that was just being Italian and Spanish or our respect in the world had something to do with it. The other time we did not have white people with us and this time we did. That may have had an inpact on the way we were treated.
Where is this guy from and how did he get his hand on such classified information? How secure are we? Just because we, as lay people, know little about what the government is doing and Black Americans know even less, does not mean that we are secure as we are told we are. If we can get the other guy's information, why can they not get ours?
African Americans do not pay enough attention and the white man knows that. That is why he wants to keep us occupied with whether he likes us or not instead of where we stand in the world. When are we going to reaize how much power we have if we pull together. Even his poor supports his rich. Look at us.