Is WikiLeaks good or bad for the society? What is there goal and why is it dangerous?

The website publishes classified information that has changed the current political situation in the world today. The website has sparked major controversy across the world. Exposing many nations and their high racking officials the founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange has made his share of enemies. Julian Assange has good intentions he believes that the truth should be known about all those who do wrong.

WikiLeaks is positive tool for society it allows us to know more about our governments and those in high ranking positions. The more we know about our governments and our officials the better we are and the faster we can react to situations concerning our safety and human rights. On the other note this website does raise eyebrows when it comes to national security.  Due to the fact all the information that is leaked is classified intelligence. WikiLeaks educates us on what’s really going on the world. The United States is not a big fan of WikiLeaks Due to the Information the Publishing website has leaked about the super power. The United States has tried to indict Julian Assange he states in the interview with 60 minutes “we are free press activists” he also states “The organization is supported by millions of people across the world”. He also tells the public that they have many unreleased files that more than a hundred thousand people have access to and if anything was to happen to him or his staff such as murder, imprisonment or if the organization feels threaten and cannot continue to publish then they would be forced to leak that valuable classified information to other publishing companies. WikiLeaks is showing the world the abuse and corruption of major government organizations. Exposing the mighty that thought they would never be exposed.

I agree with the actions of WikiLeaks for providing the public with sensitive information regarding governments and officials. I can also understand why the united states feels threaten by this organization it is putting the lives of American Armed forces  at danger by showing all the wrong unjust actions that have been done in Iraq and Afghanistan. The US has done a bad job of hiding stuff during the wars such as Abhu-Grahib Prison Torture, Guantanamo, Black Water civilian shootings and now these files have been released adding more fuel to fire. Terrorist can use WikiLeaks files to confuse and corrupt young souls into thinking America is the enemy. What impact the people are not the actions of the soldiers, it’s the actions of the government trying to hide the information of this nature.  The murder of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan civilians is now known thanks to WikiLeaks. War comes with civilian deaths it’s an external factor that cannot be controlled. However being one of the world’s most powerful nations we should lead by example when it comes to the rules of engagement.  Thanks to the Bush administration the United States has changed the world drastically since 9/11. The United States has a reason to worry about WikiLeaks yet I see Julian Assange as an innocent man for the main reason that he’s just publishing the truth. If people in our governments and our armed forces are giving crucial information to publishing companies such as WikiLeaks then that is an internal problem the government should deal with. Julian Assange states that his stand on America is not Anti-American and that his founding values are those of the US revolution and our founding fathers. He also states that there are Americans who work for the organization.  WikiLeaks has not just targeted the US but many other nations that are also doing unjust actions.

People see this organization as threat to many nations including our own. Yet what people fail to realize is how we can take advantage of this magnificent organization. In correcting and monitoring our government’s unjust actions. The government represents “we the people” so it’s in our best interest to know what our governments have been doing to other nations and how they are shaping the world we live in. Like they say the truth hurts so if you’re not ready for WikiLeaks then you cannot handle the truth.I support the freedom of speech !!