Thread:Comments:Wikileaks website attacked; millions of files to be released tonight/Why, Wikileaks?/reply (2)

I don't see how this is more irresponsible than any other mass leak. It's no surprise that one arab country dislikes or feels threatened by another.

The entire point is that if you don't want the leaks to happen - dont send bullshit ill worded emails as if you're playing a giant game of risk!

Having said that it is very easy for some emails to be taken out of context

For example - about a year or so ago when Emails between academics at the University of East Anglia regarding certain papers on global warming saying words to the effect of "I'll die before I see that paper published".

There was uproar that climate scientists were tailoring the science to suit themselves - However it turns out that they weren't doing this at all; The papers in question were "Bad Science" so it wasn't a cover up of scientific findings that they didn't happen to like. AND they werent acting irresponsibly because it was a PRIVATE email until some dunce leaked it.