For those of you who don't know, WikiLeaks.Org is an international non-profit media organization that posts documents and information that are mainly unavailable to the public. Most of the documents pertain to different international government related issues. Well Wiki Leaks has recently been pissing some people off. Some of the publishings of WikiLeaks have been the characteristic of international world leaders. They publish their strengths, weaknesses, and some personal information. According to the CNN article here, one of the 'victims' is Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah. Wiki Leaks described the King as a "wry and forthright interlocutor" after explaining his want for chips to be planted into detainees, Saudi horses and falcons. Another posting described Libyan Moammar Gadhafi as being "almost obsessively dependent on a small core of trusted personnel." WikiLeaks then mentions one particular personel member, "a voluptuous blonde", and goes on to mention the personal, intimate relationship between the two.
So how should we feel about WikiLeaks? As another media outlet that gives information that we may not be able to find on other websites or on our television sets, I do believe that we should applaud WikiLeaks for giving information about different leaders and international issues. However, should we fear WikiLeaks as well? What if one of the leaders chastised by the site doesn't particularly favor the article written about him? All in all, WikiLeaks.org is bittersweet. Just hope that it doesn't get us into any trouble.
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