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msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
7. I knew who Frank Wills was. Mr. Lamo's most interesting quote?
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 10:49 PM
Jan 2013
AL: Not long after the files were released, the Taliban announced that they were combing poorly redacted contact logs for the names of Afghani nationals who were assisting security forces in postwar Afghanistan. Even if that were the sole data point, I'd remain convinced that months of warning is a hell of an important thing to give someone before the date of their potential execution.

WikiLeaks has a history of hand-waving away the consequences of their disclosures. When documents they released were linked to violence in Kenya, Julian Assange said, apparently to the Observer, that "1,300 people were eventually killed, and 350,000 were displaced. That was a result of our leak," going on to compare those numbers to the statistics of other deaths in Kenya – to paint death as a normal part of Kenyan existence, as it were.

Assange went on to say "… we are not about to leave the field of doing good simply because harm might happen", and that if anyone were conclusively killed because of WikiLeaks, they could take comfort knowing: "Well, we will review our procedures" upon proof of their death. I have a different vision of good, one where high ideals don't excuse any crime or atrocity because someone meant well.

Adrian Lamo is a true hero. n/t RomneyLies Jan 2013 #1
why alp227 Jan 2013 #3
He did his duty and revealed a huge security risk and potential traitor. n/t RomneyLies Jan 2013 #4
Exactly, man railsback Jan 2013 #6
I can only hope.. sendero Jan 2013 #9
A traitor? Why? Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #11
Someon who dumps thousands of classified documents on the open internet RomneyLies Jan 2013 #12
Didn't you get the memo? Exposing war crimes is very unprogessive. nt raouldukelives Jan 2013 #18
Lamo is a low down dirty operative. Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #10
He's a hero RomneyLies Jan 2013 #13
Adrian Lamo is a liar and a former criminal himself who got off easy by sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #19
Ah, nearly a verbatim quote of the anti-Lamo Wikileaks propaganda RomneyLies Jan 2013 #22
Do you know anything about this creep or are you just anti-Wikileaks sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #24
Wikileaks is nothing more than the outlet for Julian Assange's egotistical musings. n/t RomneyLies Jan 2013 #25
Don't know much about Wikileaks either apparently. sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #26
A true crud, coward larkrake Jan 2013 #2
All I can say is that its a good thing Manning was caught railsback Jan 2013 #5
Yes, how dare anyone reveal the truth about our government's actions AZ Progressive Jan 2013 #8
LoL. Give me a freakin' break. railsback Jan 2013 #14
Eh? sibelian Jan 2013 #17
Yes, how dare anyone reveal War Crimes committed by the Bush Administration. sabrina 1 Jan 2013 #20
Apparently, Teabagging knows no political boundaries railsback Jan 2013 #23
I knew who Frank Wills was. Mr. Lamo's most interesting quote? msanthrope Jan 2013 #7
That sounds pretty cold blooded. railsback Jan 2013 #16
"... There was no way to be both kind to Bradley and mindful of the potential for harm struggle4progress Jan 2013 #15
He's a douchebag in my personal opinion. And I don't care what he thinks. closeupready Jan 2013 #21
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