WikiLeaks is under attack. , page 1

Originally posted by Maxmars

Originally posted by CompisMentis
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What comes first ? Freedom of information or National security ?

It is never been a question of priorities... but a question of the authority to deem something as "National Security" when it is actually an exercise in hiding corporate/government malfeasance.

The Wilikleaks claim to fame, the "diplomatic cable leak" revealed that our tax dollars were being used to pay and fund all manner of 'business' interests that were in no way security matters. In fact, there were true crimes at play, and had they not been "leaked" by the novo-terrorism of imposed transparency - we would remain ignorantly thinking that our prestigious diplomatic core was occupied working for our national interests. Instead it became clear that they were little more than business middlemen setting up commerce for the benefit of well-connected robber barons on both sides of the table.

Furthermore - this waste of taxpayer dollars was being perpetuated and protected by the government's political "appointees" by means of fraudulent classification and the use of secure US-owned and operated channels of communications. The government's outrage (and that of other governments) was the product of "embarrassment" and not much else.

"National Security" is not about plans and machinations to perpetuate the revenue stream for political celebrities, their sponsors, and their business friends. It is not about making sure that BP doesn't get creamed over their "spill" and that Haliburton's relocation to Dubai goes well. It's not about making sure that Pfizer and Monstanto continue to get away with shenanigans in overseas markets; and it is certainly not about political appointees achieving technocratic supremacy.

The very words "National Security" says it all.. the safety of the nation. That is why classification is so important... but the keys to classification have been given over to those who use it to "get away with" something... It used to be a long and arduous process to establish classification guidelines - to ensure that information was handled appropriately.... but ever since several decades ago, those restrictions were rewritten - sold to the dupes in the congressional playhouse as "cost saving' and immediately put to use by the lobbyists and political appointees to strengthen their hand when playing games with our sovereignty.

Wikileaks was not the only internet entity to suffer from this attack by the way... and the others who were equally subject to these attacks tells us much about who is behind it.... who were they? Let's see....

WikiLeaks, Demonoid, and security site felled by crude (but potent) attacks

news.hitb.org...

What do WikiLeaks, Demonoid, and security website KrebsOnSecurity have in common? They've all been the target of crippling denial-of-service attacks carried out over the past two weeks by faceless enemies determined to punish the sites for viewpoints or services they find objectionable.

Demonoid being in the news recently as her administrators have been arrested ... they dared to share copy written material... Krebs is guilty of trying to protect organizations like these from such attacks.....

It's the protectors of the status quo who are on the attack, anyone else would be called cyber-terrorists.... but I can't imagine anyone wanting to appear to be "unpatriotic" by saying so in the main stream.

I have long ceased to think of National Security as the protection of the people but more as the protection of the established institutions. So yes, in order to protect these institutions it is most likely the one that benefit the most from them that are behind this.