Wiki-Leaks is website created by Julian Assange an Austrian journalist and global activist. Wiki-leaks is a collection of classified Americans intel and military information that was obtained illegally. Some people have classified Julian as a "cyber terrorist" that is waging war on America. The United State has been working with Austria authorities to try and apprehend him. His lawyer recently released this comment when reached for more information.
"He recently announced through his lawyer that if he is arrested, he will unleash a "thermonuclear device" of completely unexpurgated government files. Think about that: Assange has threatened America with the cyber equivalent of thermonuclear war."- Washington Post.
Others have stood up to defend Julian Assange, and argued that he is just a journalist and the people should be aware of whats going on in the American government and American's involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The long term impact of these leaks are still being research and debated. The U.S. military has banned service members from looking at the information for it might led to morale issues. Also because of some of the information leaked some people feel that this might create a "hit list" for terrorists and others wishing to do harm to American relations and personnel abroad. The Wiki Leaks have also once again brought unwanted attention to the State Department and Hillary Clinton in regards to the war. It has made a lot of people reviewing the technological defenses we have against such illegal seizure of information. At this point it will be hard to see the long term consequences of Wiki Leaks, beside making the American Government look bad, which shouldn't me a shocker to most of the world. If anything big does come we should hear more about in news real soon.
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