Feeling Good in the USA From a fake Lady Gaga CD to a thumb drive – the biggest intelligence leak in history |
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scream-of-consciousness; "If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
Feeling Good in the USA From a fake Lady Gaga CD to a thumb drive – the biggest intelligence leak in history |
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"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " |
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No Rog, he belongs to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" generation. Manning was a closeted homosexual. Now some will say that there is no causal relationship. I however see a personal life filled with deception, alienation, and anger toward those to whom he should be most loyal. That's why he was unfit to serve, and never should have been let near a security clearance.
Casca
"Boiled down translation: If it feels good, do it."
I would settle for a good old-fashioned public hanging.
It would be good for the country.
I also hope that the CIA can make the Wikileaks founder (Assange) turn up dead.
It would be good for agency morale.
Remember when the sight of a soldier in a beret was worth a double take? Back before the 1990's Clinton Generals decreed that everyone is elite, in the name of self actualization.
What the guy did may be bad, but what does this say of the way secrets are handled? One guy with a Secret clearance has access to all that, and can get it out of a "secure" computer and send it to some one else. If he can do that, what does it say about what real spies can do?
There needs to be a change in the way sensitive material is handled, who has access to what, and at what materials are permitted in and out of "secure" locations.
In any case, it is a mistake to assume there are any secrets. And why are candid opinions of foreign leaders even committed to writing at all?
Skoonj
Since my other post was deleted - this Assange guy needs to be arrested, tried and shot. Then the scumbag(s) that leaked it need the same treatment. There can be NO EXCUSE for leaking ANY classified information - no matter what their reason may be. That this traitor could get this level of access is truly astonishing.
Bolivar
My brother works in IT and I thought he was overly paranoid in that he would not use or reply to Email unless it was a dire emergency. But as the years rolled by, I saw individuals and organizations learn the hard way that Email never goes away and lawyers can tie you up in knots looking for and demanding it. Did the chuck-a-lucks in the State Department realize this? As one writer said even an elementary school kid realizes you don't CC: stuff that you want to keep secret let alone put it on an Email.
Then there is the usual wimpy response from the Obambi's. Korea, Iran, Euro crisis, and etc., you can depend on the "Iwon" to be inefectual.
I hope that if he snaps the Secret Service can keep him away from the football.
Such a fundamental and deliberate violation of security should be punished with life in solitary. My one compassionate move would be to leave ready access to a painless means of suicide.
However, I will be interested to see how much of the Obama 'less arrogant, more respected in the world' foreign policy comes through in this treasure trove of blunt communication.
Bush was tarred with Abu Graib, with the press insinuating that that criminal act was official policy. Now we have lots of evidence of official policy....
jr in wv
"Information should be free", huh? Ok how about we start with his SS#, bdate, last known address, bank account#s, etc...
According to Rush Limbaugh, the Chinese are not happy about this leak. Maybe we should snatch Assange, sweat him until he spills everything useful to closing the leak, then quietly give him to the Chicoms to have their way with him. That metrosexual bastard wouldn't last a year in one of their slave labor mining operations. That would be a fitting exit for his ilk.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick
FWIW - My government supplied computer in the office was programed so that it wasn't possible to upload or download anything via outside media - flashdrive, CD, whatever. And the classified stuff was on a whole different network accessed by a different computer that was ven more tightly controlled. So I am more then a little suspicious when this moke says he just downloaded all of this data while pretending to listen to Lady GAGA