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Originally posted by peter_kandra
Originally posted by HunkaHunka
Originally posted by Guilp
reply to post by HunkaHunka
i am surely not convinced!
and if something like that is present, than it could have waited a few months more!
in my opinion, yeah? get that?,
i was holding back, its plain retarded at this time.
A few months more? For what reason?
Why is a few months out better than tomorrow? or whenever this leak is planned for?
Yes. a few more months...just like the banking cables. Surely the banking cables are of interest to more people than a list of potential targets. If WL is truly interested in rooting out corruption, they would release the most damning evidence first or at least a good deal of it.
Originally posted by HunkaHunka
reply to post by Guilp
What I want to know is why was section 15 even added to this message? This should have been simply a request...
If anything, this shows the lack of thought in our intelligence services
Nobody as of yet has suggested that maybe this is disinfo to push legislation against Internet freedom of speech and expression.
Originally posted by Yetichi
this is laughable because people will be outraged at this "classified" info being released. i'm relatively certain anyone wishing to commit a terrorist act could google the locations of any of these places. if people think terrorists have not already considered these targets years if not decades ago then we are living in a truly delusional world.
Originally posted by aivlas
In the time it would take a terrorist to plan how to get in to one of these places to blow it up they could just walk in to the middle of a busy city and blow themselves up.
Nobody as of yet has suggested that maybe this is disinfo to push legislation against Internet freedom of speech and expression.
Why use wikileaks to push for this? If they wanted to do this it would of been done already imo.edit on 6-12-2010 by aivlas because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by HunkaHunka
Originally posted by HunkaHunka
reply to post by Guilp
What I want to know is why was section 15 even added to this message? This should have been simply a request...
If anything, this shows the lack of thought in our intelligence services
No one has answered this yet...
Why were we so stupid as to list these in a document which is basically a request for updated data?
Originally posted by ilandrah
from an article in The Australian
But WikiLeaks said that the document, approved by Hillary Clinton, provided further evidence that the US Administration was hoarding sensitive information on countries without their knowledge.
The Secretary of State faced embarrassment after earlier cables revealed that US diplomats were asked to collect information on high-ranking UN diplomats and other individuals.
Kristinn Hrafnsson, a spokesman for the website, said: "This further undermines claims made by the US Government that its embassy officials do not play an intelligence-gathering role. "In terms of security issues, while this cable details the strategic importance of assets across the world, it does not give any information as to their exact locations, security measures, vulnerabilities or any similar factors, though it does reveal the US asked its diplomats to report back on these matters."
I am not understanding the vital importance of a anti-venom facility in Australia. How could that possibly be vital to US interests?
Originally posted by RelentlessLurker
FEAR and DEFEATISM = OBEDIENCE TO TPTB.
I am frankly astonished at how much fear I am seeing expressed in these threads on Wikileaks. Fear is the greatest tool for TPTB to use... Fear is what stops people thinking clearly, taking action and standing up to these people.
So, let's FEAR the internet is going to get stopped....so let's not do or say anything on the Internet which would upset the Criminals.
Let's FEAR that whistleblowers will be discouraged...
Let's FEAR that they have won, so we won't even try to fight back.
Let's FEAR the truth because it upsets the criminal status quo.
Let's BELIEVE all the psyops the MSM is spewing out right now.
Let's SPREAD FEAR to keep the Criminals safe.
Let's ATTACK those who are fearless,
Let's BE GOOD, OBEDIENT, FRIGHTENED SHEEPLE.
edit on 6-12-2010 by wcitizen because: (no reason given)
Only if you consent to them having that power. Or you could think for yourself and decide for yourself what is criminal.
edit on 6-12-2010 by wcitizen because: (no reason given)edit on 6-12-2010 by wcitizen because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by rougeskut
Nobody as of yet has suggested that maybe this is disinfo to push legislation against Internet freedom of speech and expression. That this is possibly planted by those govts. that are threatened by the info still to come, nobody has yet suggested.
I am also very distressed by the sheer repetition of "terrorist" in the posts of late. Starting to sound like the RNC here with the alliteration of "terrorists" in every second post.
Obviously most are buying the MSM's story that Bin Laden and the Taliban are around every corner waiting to kill anyone in the name of Islam.
The only terrorists we have proof of are the TPTB. Thay prove this every day with thier agendas and reactions to world problems.
Originally posted by Tsuki-no-Hikari
UPDATE: LINK TO THE CABLE: Viewing cable 09STATE15113, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED ABROAD)
I hate to post it for reasons I described, but since a good ATS post needs sources, it is what it is.
This list includes mines, gas lines, plants needed for missiles construction, undersea cables, hydroelectric plants, and other areas of interest. The worst part is that it even names specific companies. All it takes is a crazy guy/terrorist with access to explosives and Google Maps to start making a mess of things.
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Seriously, WikiLeaks?
Obvious targets or not, this one's just stupid. I've been weary of Assange for a while now, but this one really shows does it for me. There's nothing to be gained by releasing this cable. This isn't a revelation of some evil committed by the government. The only only people who will benefit from this release are people that genuinely want to attack the US.
And please, if you're going to mindlessly defend this release, stop and think before you post. What good can come from the world knowing these locations, attacks on which could actually disrupt the lives of innocent citizens?
I'm starting to think that Assange is pretty arrogant. This release shows more than any other that he cares more about his little crusade that the effects it may be having on innocent people.
www.bbc.co.uk
(visit the link for the full news article)edit on 5-12-2010 by Tsuki-no-Hikari because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Wiz4769
Wiki needs to stay on the path to give we the people info we want/need to know, not 100% info that informs us of nothing but does truly put US in danger.
Now if the "MAN" is mixing in some of these releases to cloud what info is what, just think, release this info on locations of import, have 1 or more incur a mishap or attack, and you now have legit reasons to shut down wiki and have these guys taken care of....
Either way we are only guessing at this point...