Wikileaks, not really a wiki? Options

[thekohser]

I've finally taken some time to look into Wikileaks.org -- and boy, does it take some time to look into, thanks to page-loading speeds that would make a tortoise proud.

I don't see any mechanism for registering an account with the site, and therefore, I wonder whether there is any "community" editing going on. It appears that there is, but there's no "edit" function. So, are the various IPs that are editing Wikileaks all "insider" accounts that have been granted access to the edit button? I don't quite get it.

[GlassBeadGame]

The Wikileaks war dump has now spurred discussion about the extraterritorial nature of internet and the need for nation states to be able to respond to threats rather than just shrug their shoulders and say "its the internet so there is nothing we can do about it." Former Bush speech writer Marc Thiessen has suggested that the US respond with the special rendition (kidnapping and detention) of Wikileaks founder Assange. Of course this is over the top cowboy stuff. But it arises from very real frustrations over security concerns. More sensible approaches would like take the form of high stakes diplomatic pressure and ultimately treaty provision among nation states facilitating appropriate intervention. But doing nothing is not an option when an internet source releases information that threaten the lives of assets, allies and civilians.