Transparency is a good protection against authoritarian regimes
Hillary Clinton, Jan 21, 2010: "Even in authoritarian countries, information networks are helping people discover new facts and making governments more accountable."
RT @madversity: If Assange was in China doing the same thing, the West would have called him a dissident and given him a Nobel prize #assangearrest
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WikiLeaks »WikiLeaks
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Are WikiLeaks's actions beneficial or detrimental? »Are WikiLeaks's actions beneficial or detrimental?
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Wikileaks is useful and should be supported / reinforced / protected »Wikileaks is useful and should be supported / reinforced / protected
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WikiLeaks publishes vital information that officials would keep secret »WikiLeaks publishes vital information that officials would keep secret
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Transparency is a good protection against authoritarian regimes
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Any sort of abusive power becomes secretive »Any sort of abusive power becomes secretive
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Any sort of unchecked power becomes abusive »Any sort of unchecked power becomes abusive
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Democratic societies need a strong media and WikiLeaks is part of it »Democratic societies need a strong media and WikiLeaks is part of it
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The more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes »The more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes
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