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Is diplomatic convenience really so important? Issue1 #86587

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WikiLeaks »WikiLeaksWikiLeaks☜Exploring the issues arising from the publication in November and December 2010 by WikiLeaks and five international newspapers of a mass of confidential diplomatic cables between the US State Department and its embassies around the world. Co-curators are welcome to add to, and help refine, the map.☜F1CEB7

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Are WikiLeaks's actions beneficial or detrimental? »Are WikiLeaks's actions beneficial or detrimental?Are WikiLeaks's actions beneficial or detrimental?☜☜FFB597

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WikiLeaks is dangerous and should be opposed »WikiLeaks is dangerous and should be opposedWikiLeaks is dangerous and should be opposed☜☜59C6EF

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WikiLeaks is undermining the effectiveness of international diplomacy »WikiLeaks is undermining the effectiveness of international diplomacyWikiLeaks is undermining the effectiveness of international diplomacy☜☜98CE71

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International diplomacy is a vital process that needs to be protected »International diplomacy is a vital process that needs to be protectedInternational diplomacy is a vital process that needs to be protected☜☜FF97FF

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Is diplomatic convenience really so important?Is diplomatic convenience really so important?☜☜FFB597

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Perhaps it’s useful for us all to understand how things actually work »Perhaps it’s useful for us all to understand how things actually workPerhaps it’s useful for us all to understand how things actually work☜☜59C6EF

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Author: Esther Dyson
Cited by: David Price 8:54 PM 19 December 2010 GMT
Citerank: (6) 85953anon.penet.fi was a precursor to WikiLeaks959C6EF, 85960Can be no clear boundary—but far away from the impulse of authority"There can be no clear line marking what needs to be kept secret (or never uttered) from what does not, but it should be drawn far from where most authorities put it – at least in a world where authorities are imperfect."959C6EF, 85961Leakers sin on our behalf so that we may live comfortablyPursuers of transparency sin on our behalf, so that we may live comfortably while they afflict the authorities at great personal risk and in disregard of (authorities' interpretation of) the law and sometimes even ethics.1198CE71, 85963Oppose abuses of authorityJulian Assange's is motivated by a concern about the abuse of authority.959C6EF, 85974Institutions that arent' fully accountable need a countervailing forceInstitutions are not fully accountable, it is useful to have an unaccountable countervailing institution to reveal their secrets.1198CE71, 86589Degree of openness necessary to make those in power behave better109FDEF6
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I recently talked with an establishment stalwart who told me how much more difficult these leaks will make it for the US diplomatic corps to accomplish its putatively worthy goals. But is diplomatic convenience really so important? Perhaps it’s useful for us all to understand how things actually work. In any case, the official reaction is overkill.

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Entry date (GMT): 12/19/2010 8:53:00 PM
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