Current State of Affairs

WikiLeaks may have had its "15 minutes of fame" however it is still creating attention and conflict, the reason why it was highlighted so much in the media to begin with. 

What is currently happening with WikiLeaks? 

Do we want the government pushing for censorship of what Internet media publish?

Do we want the government bullying banks, Internet service providers and social media?

Do we want politicians calling peaceful critics of the government terrorists?

…That is what the US government is doing to WikiLeaks.

Some news headlines also display what is currently happening with WikiLeaks. 

"Senator Joe Lieberman pressures Amazon to drop WikiLeaks from its servers". "Government officials, including Vice President Biden, claim WikiLeaks is a terrorist organization" "The State Department pressures companies like PayPal to stop processing payments to WikiLeaks" "The Justice Department pressures social media companies like Twitter to provide private information about associates of WikiLeaks" 

The premise of WikiLeaks and what makes it so great- is that it really cant be touched. Julian Assuage is doing something that is both Righteous and progressive and our government is trying to Meddle with it because he is making such a controversy. Regardless of how you feel about WikiLeaks, the current attacks on it threaten our fundamental rights.

"Wikileaks." Human Rights First. Web. 15 Oct. 2011. <http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/tag/wikileaks/?gclid=CITunsHq6asCFQEq7AodGX5Rpw>.

Tiku, By: Nitasha. "Today in WikiLeaks: Inherent Contradictions -- Daily Intel." New York Magazine -- NYC Guide to Restaurants, Fashion, Nightlife, Shopping, Politics, Movies. Web. 15 Oct. 2011. <http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/12/the_ironies_of_the_controversy.html>.

WikiLeaks - The forefront of Anti-Censorship

WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organization dedicated to bringing important news and information to the public. It provides an innovative, secure and anonymous way for independent sources around the world to leak information to its journalists. They publish material of ethical, political and historical significance while keeping the identity of sources anonymous, thus providing a universal way to reveal suppressed and censored injustices. In its nature this creates much controversy, which is why many governments including our own want to get there hands on "Julian Assange" the mastermind behind WikiLeaks. 
This is because it raises certain questions- is our nations security at risk when sensitive information is released to the public? If it is, do we still have the right to know? Should the government have the ability to censor us and what we see? 
These questions, and the controversy that makes up "WikiLeaks" i find very interesting and is why i have chosen this topic. Mr. Assange is intriguing as well. His brilliance and reputation as a ladies man makes him quite the character. By providing a "drop box" as it has been coined; Assange has opened a door for the world to get information out that needs to. In turn WikiLeaks continues to run with funding from organizations and private investors. 


http://wikileaks.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks