re: #73 goddamnedfrank

Turning Assange and Wikileaks effectively into martyrs won’t address the core problem, our demonstrable inability to keep classified information classified. Shutting them down can only publicly legitimize their efforts and further erode American standing in the world, and would quickly turn into a game of whack-a-mole. It’s a lose-lose proposition and the Pentagon knows this. The Iraq War is a platter of crap sandwiches, now everyone gets to take a bite.

One does both. Shut down Wikileaks and plug the security hole. I don’t see how shutting them down would erode American standing in the world.