WikiLeaks to defy U.S. demands

MSNBC | Nov. 28, 2010 (Breaking News)

WASHINGTON— The online website WikiLeaks says it will go ahead with the release of hundreds of thousands of classified State Department documents in defiance of U.S. demands not to publish the files. The WikiLeaks website appeared to be inaccessible, Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Europe, United Kingdom, National Security
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Posted by: Posted by Sirajul Islam - Nov 28, 2010 - 10:28 AM PST
Reviewed by: Sirajul Islam (review), Anthony Alaniz (review), Randy Morrow (review), Dannyjnes (review), Harry Lisabeth (review)
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Edited by: Sirajul Islam - Nov 28, 2010 - 10:38 AM PST

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Sirajul Islam
3.8
 by Sirajul Islam - Nov. 28, 2010

Initial report on Wikileaks' new release of leaked cables. It mentions that the site is inaccessible, but reports maybe avilable because the NYT, Guardian and Spiegel gets it as it was the case before.

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Harry Lisabeth
3.6
 by Harry Lisabeth - Nov. 29, 2010
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Randy Morrow
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 by Randy Morrow - Nov. 29, 2010
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Anthony Alaniz
3.6
 by Anthony Alaniz - Nov. 28, 2010

I thought this article did a great job enlightening on the fallout of the articles release, I wish the article would have portrayed more of WikiLeaks motives as to why they are doing this, because I believe that angle should have been presented in the story as well.

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Dannyjnes
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