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250,000 State Dept. cables cover Iran, NKorea, Putin… MORE
Reveal: Iran ‘smuggled arms’ to Hezbollah on ambulances…
Reveal: Hillary Clinton ordered diplomats to spy on UN leaders…
Reveal: Iran obtained missiles from NKorea…
What America REALLY thinks of world leaders…
MOST EMBARRASSING, DAMAGING DISCLOSURE IN DECADES…
Clinton calls leaked documents attack on world…
AWKWARD: Clinton heads abroad, will meet world leaders dissed in cables…
Reveal: China conducting computer sabotage…
Saudis are chief financiers for al Qaeda…
Reveal: Saudis repeatedly urge US attack on Iran…
SENATORS: PROSECUTE THE LEAKERS!
NYT EXPLAINS: DECISION TO PUBLISH…
Now Australian police investigate Assange…
France: Leaks threaten democracy…
Rep King: Website leaks are terrorism…
Holder orders criminal investigation…
PALIN: Obama admin’s handling ‘incompetent’…
There’s a ton of stuff being written about the latest spate of Wikileaks. I’ve spent most of the day reading much of it. I was going to write a post about it, but after I read what Sarah Palin has written at her Facebook page, again doing an end run around the leftard media, I decided to go with what she said. It’s — simply put — what we’re all thinking. And asking…
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Serious Questions about the Obama Administration’s Incompetence in the Wikileaks Fiasco
by Sarah Palin on Monday, November 29, 2010 at 3:17pm
We all applaud the successful thwarting of the Christmas-Tree Bomber and hope our government continues to do all it can to keep us safe. However, the latest round of publications of leaked classified U.S. documents through the shady organization called Wikileaks raises serious questions about the Obama administration’s incompetent handling of this whole fiasco.
First and foremost, what steps were taken to stop Wikileaks director Julian Assange from distributing this highly sensitive classified material especially after he had already published material not once but twice in the previous months? Assange is not a “journalist,” any more than the “editor” of al Qaeda’s new English-language magazine Inspire is a “journalist.” He is an anti-American operative with blood on his hands. His past posting of classified documents revealed the identity of more than 100 Afghan sources to the Taliban. Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al Qaeda and Taliban leaders?
What if any diplomatic pressure was brought to bear on NATO, EU, and other allies to disrupt Wikileaks’ technical infrastructure? Did we use all the cyber tools at our disposal to permanently dismantle Wikileaks? Were individuals working for Wikileaks on these document leaks investigated? Shouldn’t they at least have had their financial assets frozen just as we do to individuals who provide material support for terrorist organizations?
Most importantly, serious questions must also be asked of the U.S. intelligence system. How was it possible that a 22-year-old Private First Class could get unrestricted access to so much highly sensitive information? And how was it possible that he could copy and distribute these files without anyone noticing that security was compromised?
The White House has now issued orders to federal departments and agencies asking them to take immediate steps to ensure that no more leaks like this happen again. It’s of course important that we do all we can to prevent similar massive document leaks in the future. But why did the White House not publish these orders after the first leak back in July? What explains this strange lack of urgency on their part?
We are at war. American soldiers are in Afghanistan fighting to protect our freedoms. They are serious about keeping America safe. It would be great if they could count on their government being equally serious about that vital task.
– Sarah Palin
And, WHO was telling that young private that he had any hope of getting away with it?
People that age don’t normally come up with such schemes on their own.
Did someone promise him immunity? Big money? A cushy job?
Glenn Beck on his TV show today is connecting the dots… they lead to the Open Society Institute — Soros’ organization. What a surprise…
No surprise there, Andrea. Tom, I agree with you — WHO was telling that young man he would get away with it? I was once married to a military man many years ago in another lifetime and I KNOW that it’s next to impossible to get away with anything on a military base. Which is as it should be. There had to be somebody telling him he could get away with this and that he would be doing the country a big favor by doing it. It had to be somebody with enough pull to make it worth his while — or else he was REALLY naive. I’m not at all surprised that Soros is involved in this. He’s decided to bring down the United States of America and he is doing his level best to accomplish that feat. Unfortunately, no one near the top of the chain of command seems to be of a mind to stop him. So it’s up to us patriots to see that the constitution is followed and the law is obeyed. I sure hope there are some people in a position to do so watching and doing all they can to bring him down.
Dottie,
You are right about the strictness of military bases.
But, I think that you may have missed the mark with regard to the idea that someone told the private that selling our secrets was somehow “for the good of the country”.
Today’s WND editorial by Joseph Farah sheds a lot of light on the young man’s background.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=234429
A lot of guys that become “that way” do so because they hate their fathers. They later transfer that hatred to authority figures and structures — such as the military … and/or the country as a whole.
Sorry, Tom. I DO read WND but haven’t read today’s editorial. I’ve been busy and haven’t gotten to it yet. Thanks for cluing me in, though. Now you’ve piqued my interest. I’ll be sure to read it. Unfortunately, we have too many “angry young men” who are “mad at our country” and it’s because too many of them are being taught this hatred in school. We really need to change the education system in this country drastically and get liberalism OUT of our school systems.
Dottie,
I agree.
A few years ago, I worked in the public school system. I saw first-hand that it rewards disruptive behavior, warehouses normal children, and focuses on the fringe elements.
An excellent comparison to today’s public schools can be found in the short story “Harrison Bergeron”, written more than 50 years ago by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. That story can be found in his book “Welcome to the Monkey House”, which is a collection of short stories. It is almost prophetic in its insights.