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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.
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Per NPR this morning: The administration is asking WL to "do the right thing" and not post the remaining 15,000 documents. They go on to indicate that failing that some sort action would be forthcoming. WL has posted a large encrypted document entitle "insurance." The journalist didn't know what to make of this. Maybe WL is distributing this now and will provide a key later if any action is taken against them?

Add: Googled "Wiki Leaks insurance" it looks like the insurance file has been posted since at least July 30.
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QUOTE(GlassBeadGame @ Fri 6th August 2010, 1:41pm) *

Per NPR this morning: The administration is asking WL to "do the right thing" and not post the remaining 15,000 documents. They go on to indicate that failing that some sort action would be forthcoming. WL has posted a large encrypted document entitle "insurance." The journalist didn't know what to make of this. Maybe WL is distributing this now and will provide a key later if any action is taken against them?

Add: Googled "Wiki Leaks insurance" it looks like the insurance file has been posted since at least July 30.


Cyrptome explains a bit more. It seems to be insurance in case the site is taken down, either by court order or physical seizure. I wouldn't be surprised if Cryptome or even a lawyer unconnected thus far to Wikileaks had access to the decryption key.
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QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Fri 6th August 2010, 8:43am) *

QUOTE(GlassBeadGame @ Fri 6th August 2010, 1:41pm) *

Per NPR this morning: The administration is asking WL to "do the right thing" and not post the remaining 15,000 documents. They go on to indicate that failing that some sort action would be forthcoming. WL has posted a large encrypted document entitle "insurance." The journalist didn't know what to make of this. Maybe WL is distributing this now and will provide a key later if any action is taken against them?

Add: Googled "Wiki Leaks insurance" it looks like the insurance file has been posted since at least July 30.


Cyrptome explains a bit more. It seems to be insurance in case the site is taken down, either by court order or physical seizure. I wouldn't be surprised if Cryptome or even a lawyer unconnected thus far to Wikileaks had access to the decryption key.


I might be giving WL too much credit but my take on them is that they are not completely in the camp of internet libertarian extremists. I base this on their pre-releasing the war dump to select mainstream outlets and holding back some material for further vetting. They seem like Indy-Media...one foot in a more socially responsible and truly progressive camp. Cyrptome seems peopled by folks who live inside a Neal Stephenson novel. Hopefully they just downloaded the files so they can later join in the fray and aren't a real part of WLs camp. The problem is that Assange is getting a lot of adulation from the libertarian extremists right now.
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QUOTE(GlassBeadGame @ Fri 6th August 2010, 4:11pm) *
I might be giving WL too much credit but my take on them is that they are not completely in the camp of internet libertarian extremists. I base this on their pre-releasing the war dump to select mainstream outlets and holding back some material for further vetting. They seem like Indy-Media...one foot in a more socially responsible and truly progressive camp.


I would tend to agree with that analysis as well. However, something that one should remember is the relative newness of Wikileaks. They have had major leaks before 2010, but their first one to affect US military operations was about the July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike (T-H-L-K-D), where they simply posted the video on a sister site and let the mainstream media start from there. I wouldn't be surprised if they are still experimenting and trying to figure out the best way to reveal secrets without doing too much damage to individuals. The next release of materials will probably be distributed in another method entirely.

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A state document that was made available to me, which I uploaded to Wikileaks about 10 days ago, has still not been published on that site.

What was this state document? Wikileaks does have some standards for what it publishes, and your document might not have met them.

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QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Sat 7th August 2010, 3:36am) *

What was this state document? Wikileaks does have some standards for what it publishes, and your document might not have met them.

Probably Jimbo's marriage license or something similar. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif)
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QUOTE(CharlotteWebb @ Sat 7th August 2010, 1:17am) *

QUOTE(NuclearWarfare @ Sat 7th August 2010, 3:36am) *

What was this state document? Wikileaks does have some standards for what it publishes, and your document might not have met them.

Probably Jimbo's marriage license or something similar. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/dry.gif)


Sort of the opposite.
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