No 'Leak' links: US National Archives blocks searches containing ‘WikiLeaks’

[dipsydoodle]

Source: RT

The public search engine for the US National Archives appears to be blocked for the term “WikiLeaks”. The whistleblower website has already lashed out at the move, saying the Archives has turned into “Orwell’s Ministry of Truth.”

An error message pops up every time a search is performed with the word “WikiLeaks”.

It’s not entirely clear when the US National Archives decided to block these searches.

Read more: http://rt.com/news/us-archives-wikileaks-ban-939/

[jberryhill]

1. What an idiotic piece

The screenshot shown in the article indicates that the request URL has been blocked by the ISP through which the person is attempting to make the connection. The article was either written by someone without the first clue how things work, or was intended to be read by the technically illiterate.

No such display occurs when conducting. A search at arcweb.archives.gov

[bl968]

2. Wikileaks on the National Archives

Sorry Charlie it does indicate that the National Archives blocked the search! As a independent third party, and a Network Administrator by trade, I just tested it. I know it's not blocked on my end because a search of wikileaks through Google or any other search engine works fine but at the National Archives it gives the same error the story references... Now since I would have had to place the "block" on our end I know it doesn't exist. The only idiotic posting here was your response, no offense.

The URL you requested has been blocked

The page you have requested has been blocked, because the URL is banned.

URL = search.archives.gov/query.html?qt=wikileaks&submit=GO&col=1arch&col=social&qc=1arch&qc=social

[msanthrope]

5. Well, I just got results. Starting with this OMB memo--

http://www.archives.gov/isoo/policy-documents/mishandling-classified-information.pdf


Maybe Agent Mike blocked you.

[jberryhill]

7. That's not the URL in the article

It wouldn't be surprising if there was a misconfigured block of outbound access to Wikileaks, but you are not attempting the search performed in the article.

[Tunkamerica]

12. go to home page. search in search box on home page. that message appears.

[George II]

3. i think this may just be.........

....the bi-weekly "JuliAn Assange is being persecuted" story perhaps?

Curious that the actual website or link on with the search was attempted isn't mentioned.

[Comrade Grumpy]

4. "No results were returned for your search criteria."

That's at http://arcweb.archives.gov

Funny, if I just search for "wiki," I get some results, but "wikileaks," nada.

[msanthrope]

6. I got results. Starting with this memo--

http://www.archives.gov/isoo/policy-documents/mishandling-classified-information.pdf

Maybe Agent Mike blocked you.

[Comrade Grumpy]

8. I just tried again. Got the same result.

?????

[msanthrope]

9. I don't know---Agent Mike is ever vigilant! nt

[reorg]

10. Could you please tell your apparent acquaintance,

Agent Mike, that he doesn't need to unblock me like he apparently did with you.

I'm not interested in what the National Archives have on Wikileaks. And if I were, I could easily get around this little obstacle by using Google site search:

site:archives.gov wikileaks

Uh, for now at least, I suppose.

The URL you requested has been blocked

The page you have requested has been blocked, because the URL is banned.

URL = arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalSearch?hitLimit=2000&searchExpression=wikileaks

How incredibly stupid and petty! Just like all the rest of it. The smear campaign, the lies, the obfuscation. It's all so obvious and transparent. But, hey, as long as they reach those who are less informed and not inclined to disobey, the majority may very well be on their side, LOL.

[msanthrope]

11. You don't know Agent Mike? I thought EVERYONE knew him! nt