Erstellt am: 27. 7. 2010 - 13:36 Uhr
Today's Webtip: Wikileaks
Wikileaks is in the news again. After raising quite a ruckus by releasing a video tape of a US Helicopter attack that took the life of a Reuters journalist, the haven for global whistle-blowers continued to make headlines after a WIRED reporter revealed the name of the source for the video. Bradley Manning claimed to have not only released the tape, but also thousands of top secret diplomatic communiqués that could have either been an embarrassment to U.S. politicians, or a threat to U.S. security.
It all depends on your perspective.
And the recent release of the Afghan Archives have provided all sorts of perspective. Over 90.000 documents were released, covering the war in Afghanistan between 2004 and 2010.
Wikileaks made the materials available to three major news outlets ahead of their public release. The Guardian, The New York Times and Der Spiegel all had time to ready reports on the material, releasing their works last Sunday.
The White House claimed the release of the documents were a threat to U.S. national security.
The Pentagon, on the other hand, is saying it's not a threat.
As the rest of the media either tries to come to terms with the situation or ignore it entirely, there has been a truckload of interesting articles popping up all over the place. Glenn Greenwald wrote a short but intense article at Salon just before he took off for vacation, and it's full of links that should keep you busy for the rest of the afternoon. Whatever you do, don't miss Jay Rosen's thoughts on What It All Might Mean.
BoingBoing got in on the game with an interview of Wikileaks coworker Jacob Applebaum. And for those of you who missed it, Julian Assange was a surprise guest at TED Global 2010.
If you're the type who likes to read comments, then you need to go ted.com