Democratic societies need a strong media and WikiLeaks is part of it
"Democratic societies need a strong media and WikiLeaks is part of that media. The media helps keep government honest. WikiLeaks has revealed some hard truths about the Iraq and Afghan wars, and broken stories about corporate corruption."
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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  »Transparency is a good protection against authoritarian regimes
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Democratic societies need a strong media and WikiLeaks is part of it
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There are strong indications that there is too much secrecy in US gov »There are strong indications that there is too much secrecy in US gov
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Transparency is not the current default option (in US and elsewhere) »Transparency is not the current default option (in US and elsewhere)
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Transparency, not secret, is the right default option »Transparency, not secret, is the right default option
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