I read an article by my classmate, Megan. The article is well written but I do not agree with the subject. Julian Assange released diplomatic cables on his website Wikileaks. The part the I disagree with is the fact that Megan believes this is a catastrophic event. I see this turn of events and a great example of our first amendment rights in action. I myself have taken great pleasure in finding out the details my government has taken with the relationship with other countries.
The Obama administration started with the idea of operating the government with full transparency. In fact earlier this year Hillary Clinton made a speak about the freedom of the internet. In her speaks she stresses the need for users to have basic freedoms. She goes further to state that information freedom was not only a good policy, but connected to our National values. It isn't until the information that she didn't want released is known to the public, that it becomes an issue.
I have read a few articles about the documents that have been released. These documents were not pertaining to top secret military plans. They were cables between Diplomats and Washington. I do not feel that the documents that have been released have cause a risk to national security. I say bring on more documents.
