Rep. King Calls for Wikileaks to Be Declared a ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’
- Posted on November 28, 2010 at 8:46pm by
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GOP Congressman Peter King is, of course, outraged at the Wikileaks release of sensititve diplomatic documents. But he’s channeled the outrage into a direct request of the Obama administration. He talked to New York City radio station 1010 WINS-AM:
“This is worse even than a physical attack on Americans, it’s worse than a military attack,” King said.
King has written letters to both U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking for swift action to be taken against WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange.
King wants Holder to prosecute Assange under the Espionage Act and has also called on Clinton to determine whether WikiLeaks could be designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
“By doing that we will be able to seize their funds and go after anyone who provides them with any help or contributions or assistance whatsoever,” King said.
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Comments (209)
traderdan
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:09pmcareful with this one, the government has nearly no restrictions in dealing with terrorist ( like the constitution, fair trial etc) who else are they going to declare a terrorist next?
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 8:39amIndeed Dan. This is a setup. That simple.
And people are falling for it hook, line and sinker. They’ve accepted the conditioning thrust on them their entire lives, the conditioning that demands that they accept and advocate for a National Security State, that there is no other option in their minds. They *must* demand that the State’s secrets remain secret, even though on any other topic many of them may reject government’s demands. How can the same government that abuses them, taxes their lives to their eyeballs, confiscates their freedom on a daily basis…well how could any such government somehow be pure, chaste and Doing The Right Thing ™ when it comes to their huge cloak of secrecy?
Maybe if we weren’t always in conflict, which seems to be the case since WW1, maybe we wouldn’t need all of this “national security”. Maybe all of this “national security” secrecy is what keeps getting us into one conflict after another?
Fact is, we’re not “at war” now and haven’t been since 1945. This entire scenario is suspect. The “kill him!” folks aren‘t thinking this through if they’re from the non-political class. They’re being played and are being led into demanding their own censorship.
Report Post »katy
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:08pmWhat took them so long to declare W.L. a traitorous operation?
why the HELL wasn’t this pursued after the first doc drop?
Too little… too late!!!
Report Post »KUppiano
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:19pmThis is no different than 150 years ago. Government cannot suppress free speech. If it has secrets, then it needs to take steps to keep them secret, assuming whatever the government is doing needs to be kept secret. Personally, I take steps to live my life such that I would not be embarrassed by having it published on the Internet.
Report Post »katy
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 11:21pmKupp,
Your personal life and your decisions do not effect hundreds of millions of people’s lives if some of those decisions were made public.
–”Government cannot suppress free speech. If it has secrets, then it needs to take steps to keep them secret, ”
First of all…The first amendment has nothing to do with this issue. The amendments are liberties designed “for” the people. But there are limits. As you cannot yell “fire” in a crowded theater…one cannot steal information, and release it to the world which in turn will threaten the lives of every man woman and child in the US and abroad. Think before you write Kupp!!! You clearly don’t have a clue of what you speak.
Report Post »“It has to take steps to keep them secret”???? Are you insane or just brain damaged?….ug…not even deserving of a response….
mark t
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:57amKODO’S Katy, I say the same, why isn’t the leak stopped????
Report Post »Look at what this kenyan traitor in the WH has access to;
what is next because there’s no attempt to plug the leak!!!!!
Rob
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:08pmAs emperor, I would have their balls cut off on national TV. Probably a good thing I am not emperor…
Report Post »robespierre
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 11:02pmOK; You can be Emperor.You can do what ever you want on the tube. Just keep your slimy hands off our internet.
Report Post »A Voter
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:07pmInteresting how they (Our Government?) can find ways to shut down web sites but can’t keep secrets that would hurt this country. This must be what being Politically Correct is all about.
Report Post »Proud American in Buffalo
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:58pmAnd that is why Political(In)correctness is killing the soul of this country.
Report Post »soniad
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:05pmWhat do the WH have to hide, Mr. King? It is about time you guys get busted and I hope you all pay!
Report Post »soniad
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:04pmWhat does the WH have to hide Mr. King. Finally, you guys are busted and scared to death. About time!
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:03pmSNOLEOPARD, You literally have Comments posted here around the clock. I took a moment and looked back at past stories. LITERALLY AROUND THE CLOCK! Astonishing!!!!!!! I have never in my life witnessed a loser of your unbelievable caliber. Well done!!!!!! You have become all you can be. World’s Greatest Laughing Stock. I’m sure you are exactly who The One, Glenn Beck, had in mind when he set out to change the world with The Blaze; a dozen sleepless, lifeless losers with you as their brainless leader.
roberja
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:20pmYou, sir, have too much time on your hands. Why all the hateful speech and venom? You obviously have a lot time on your hands to do this useless and vile research. What constructive and intelligent remarks have yoy posted? Knock it off! It wouldn’t take much more to report you.
poverty.sucks
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 11:13pmBravo Broker, Bravo!
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 2:47amDO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON BROKER ‘S USER NAME and you will see what a real loser looks like. he is the first one at the top of the page, and there are hundreds of blogs he has responded too……….who is the loser now broker
Report Post »wash1776
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:54amYou are a REAL PIECE OF WORK. If you weren’t on here so much yourself, you wouldn’t know what snowleopard is doing. AT LEAST SHE MAKES SOME SENSE, YOU DON’T!
Report Post »REETZBEE
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 2:57pmAt least SNOWLEPOARD.has an opinion on everything unlike some people I know.
Report Post »iwalkalone
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:58pmHold onto your hats, the turmoil resulting from this will snowball because somebody wants it to explode. The traitor in the White House is acting too clueless for me to believe he is upset. Did Malaria nad Sachmo win the basketball game with POTUS today?
Report Post »KUppiano
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:53pmIt isn’t the job of government to shut down free speech. It is their job to conduct business in such a way that government actions can stand the light of day.
If someone inside government with security clearance leaked documents, then they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. This is nothing new. Internet websites are no different than newspapers or pamphleteers of the 18th century. What is different is how inept and yet oppressive our once proud republic has become under this regime, and dating back to at least 2006.
Report Post »TBAG
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:03pmAgreed. This is an attempt to set fire to WikiLeaks which will open the floodgates to the rest of the internet IMO.
Report Post »teahugger
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:19pmKupp and T: exactly!!
Report Post »Creestof
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:56amAgreed. What would our present day look like if our country actually acted in the honorable manner they claim to. Don’t want it known…then don’t commit the acts. This is not a situation where the leaks state “Bob Jones in your village is a CIA spy” or “We plan to hit sector 101 tomorrow at 0600 with a frontal assault combined with air cover”…it’s about the FRAGO orders, our attempts at manipulating the chessboard by undermining or bolstering governments around the world to achieve our own goals. It’s about patting one leader on the back and then (in writing) conspiring behind their back with another country. It is nothing more than a higher level of busting in on a senator cheating on his wife with a TV crew. You don’t want to get caught with your pants down? Then keep them up…and zipped.
I’m beginning to think our country is as bad (if not worse) than those we point fingers at as being terrorist states…we’re just better at hiding it and snowing the populace.
Remember what they always say about opressive countries? They get fed through the media only what the regime wants them to see and hear. They have no clue what is really going on in the world or in their own country. Are we there yet?
Thank God for GB, RL, SH & ML!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 8:41amBravo Kuppiano. Agreed.
This situation smells strongly of a setup.
Report Post »roberja
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:52pmI can’t believe with all the power and technical knowledge that the United States has, we can’t take down and destroy these sites and this crazy man. This situation reminds of something that Ian Fleming would have written. Where is James Bond when you need him? I know he was British, but still. Isn’t that what bad ops is supposed to do?
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:02pmWikileaks is part of the scheme. Investigation is still warranted, however, not as swift as King is suggesting.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:46pmAll of Obama’s administration should be investigated for national security violations. Nothing with this administration is top secret. Relationship with Google is a prime example.
Report Post »Takeoutthegarbagenov2
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:43pmThis is Obamas payback for the mid term elections.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:50pmjust like the TSA molestations ?
Report Post »TBAG
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:31pmEver play the shell game anyone? Just Sayin’
Report Post »Thunderstorm 316
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:30pmThat is a downside to the internet, it allows people from other countries to have a “say so” in how our nation is ran. It is not right but the internet is, in a way, an open door that removes sovereignty of our broaders.
Report Post »TheRealElvis
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:24pmAll he would have to do is become a New Black Panther member and he would be immune to prosecution. Or convert to Islam and claim he is protected by his religious beliefs. Or claim he is an illegal immigrant and probably get a grant to “further his education”. Or get Gloria Allred to represent him and the U. S. will probably end up owing him money. He has many options.
Report Post »Rosemary Woodhouse
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:53pmAssange or 0bama?
Report Post »melloalan
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:23pmjust what the government can use to stifle the internet.. you think?
Report Post »KUppiano
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:00pmIf this thuggish regime wants a backlash, let them try to suppress the Internet. We’ll respond; see if we don’t. I think a popular uprising would be very bad juju for them.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:09pmYes a perfect “crisis” to start regulating the Internet…You can already see Americans asking for it…Sad we don’t see the forrest for the trees……
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:14pmSo freedom of speach is gone with the internet? The leaker and the defense department should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But Obama won’t, he want’s us to bow to the rest of the world.
Report Post »proudinfidel54
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 11:02amI believe this is a covert act by our gov. to further their agenda to put a lid on the internet…they won’t go after the perpartrators of this treason, instead they will use it as an excuse to further resrict our freedom on the internet, after all they can’t prosecute the operatives that do their bidding. Just another brick in the wall.
Report Post »lylee
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:06pmWikileaks is the messenger. The traitors in our government who supplied wikileaks are the true evil ones. They should be persued with vigor, perhaps an independent prosecuter could investigate as high in the government as the evidence points. I WONDER HOW HIGH THIS WILL GO. Hmmmmmmmm?
Report Post »kindling
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:41pmI think this is the kind of thing Rohm would love. This is just what they need to get our free access to information on the net to go away.
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:02pmStrongly believe ALL treasonous acts should be given it’s fair share of justice, and don‘t hold your breath waiting for the POTUS to act in kind since he’s been guilty of it for WAY TOO LONG.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:39pmthat is why this stuff does not bother me. We have been lied to for so long and had things said and done to other countries around the world that I personally would not do or think it just exposes the people in power for the greedy crooks they are. I am not happy about placing our military in danger though.
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 10:48pmInside each of us is someone who wants to believe in goodness. Sometimes evil is just one step ahead of you. That’s all.
Report Post »Sledgehammer
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:00pmThis should have been done already, What the hell is the hold up with these idiots? Id every one how works for this guy, and ifect their systems! All of them!
Report Post »Blazing Libertarian
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 8:59pmJust more “pro wrestling” on the part of the global elite. Don’t believe the hype – even when it is here on The Blaze.
Report Post »Sicboy
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:43pmYOU ARE SO RIGHT. Don’t believe the hype.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:56pmPay no attention to the distraction and focus onto those in the White House stirring the pot.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 11:33pm.We need to find out what Lib leaked the info. I have no problem with the CIA roughing up Wikileaks to reach that end.
Report Post »WAR PIGS CRAWLING
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 1:30amI’d caution against calling for the arbitrary assassination of any U.S. citizen by its gov’t. Do you really want to give the Obama administration, or any administration for that matter, that leeway? I’d recommend following the Constitution, and administer the lethal injection legally & properly.
Report Post »Huckabee Gingrich 12
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 2:08am@CORP
Report Post »It seems to me that these leaks have to be coming from VERY high up. And as usual, there will be a patsy.
Psychosis
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 2:43amHE IS NOT A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES. so he is not a traitor. the person or persons in the administration giving out this information is the traitor…….this is not the doing of a mere soldier this goes very much higher than that. the soldier they are blaming this on would never have the clearance to get access to these documents. these are being leaked from someone WAY UP IN THE FOOD CHAIN
Report Post »Zorro6821
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 10:24amI agree. The only reason why the Elites are so upset is the Wiki is exposing our politicians as being corrupt and moronic as we suspected. I really don’t like the idea of shooting the messenger. And if you believe that some low level military guy had access to all this stuff then you are living in an alternative reality. He was merely the fall guy. THe leaks were exposed buy a much larger force, but the Pentagon and State department don’t want to look like fools and admit, maybe a foreign entity Hacked our computers. Maybe The Chinese perhaps to destabilize our nation or a guy with an ipad with lady gaga music. What is more plausible. THink People Think and don’t rush to judgement.
Report Post »theshortender
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 8:58pmHe almost read my mind!! then check the whole group in to Hotel Gitmo!!!
Report Post »New-American-Saviors
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:16pmI have the better answer on Page 6 of the Other Leak article.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 8:56pmAgreed.
Report Post »New-American-Saviors
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 8:53pmThat‘s what WE’VE Been saying since day One. And Ban them from the Internet !
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:25pmExactly!
Peter King get’s my support on this one. This guy may be a foreigner but we still have the ability to reach out and touch someone, if you know what I mean. This has NOTHING to do with freedom of speech this is a National Security issue that could end up killing a lot of innocent people.
PatriotShops.com
Marylou7
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:51amThe only problem is, Obama wants to destroy us so don’t look to him for protection of any kind. He and his admin are probably getting a big kick out of this. May God have mercy on us.
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 8:51pmAgreed 100% & that traitor soldier should pay for this .
Report Post »what4
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:03pmSomehow this is the tranparency, Obama was talking about while campianing however! His people are behind this no doubt!
snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:05pmThey both should be treated as traitors or full criminals to the maximum allowable by the laws of the USA. Unfortunately only the soldier will be prosecuted, and I expect Obama will begin his newest apology tour within a handful of days.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:10pm@What4
Agreed. This kind of leaks is either from someone very lucky to be in the perfect position; or has the highest levels of clearance from the administration. Somehow I feel that I am missing a part of the game Obama and Soros are attempting with this and the other leaks.
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:20pm100% agree too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIoEUTqhYmA
Report Post »Sicboy
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:41pmQuick make wiki a terrorist org. before they release docs spelling out how the Reps and Dems want to shut down free speech in this country. And the WHOLE truth gets out. The Govt will take away our rights one at a time. And some Americans won’t even see it coming.
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:42pmWait, wait. Have you asked Soros what he thinks? Perhaps he has a dog in this race, so we wouldn’t want to stop his chances of making a few million Euros. Or if not him directly, perhaps MoveOn.org or Media Matters, or perhaps The Open Society. Please think before you cause harm to these patriotic people.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:49pmI hope they untangle this web and it leads right where most of us expect it to – straight up the ladder by way of Spooky Dude and his minions. It is time for the world to find out what alot of us know and that is, we have a traitor and his administration running this country and they should be treated as such. Not for one day in two years has this president cared about the people and their lives – they have just been a means to his end.
cheezwhiz
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 9:49pmWikileaks has been a traitor to USA,
Report Post »NOT to Hussain and his masters.
Why would Hussain do anything to Wikileaks ?
If it harms our country and its people, where is the idfference of objectives between this regime and Assange ?
patrick.ramirez2
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:03pmPutting a bullet in his head wont solve anything, but we must stand up for our country and for the rights of its people. I love my counrty, and would go back to war if they needed me, but i do believe that if the government wanted to, right now could put an end to this. i also believe that our Government wants these released because it creats unrest. If Obama wanted this to end he could of stopped it the first time. he loves the country falling apart.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:04pmLet’s see, we have a group yelling free speech to post stolen docs from U.S. on Internet. Our government did nothing to stop it. Now Americans are saying ban Wiki from Internet. Sounds like bad BO has a good reason to regulate the Internet.
Never let a crisis go to waste….Don’t be dumb America….Think….
Report Post »what4
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 10:15pm@ Snow…..
Report Post »I belive its all a part of the weakining the USA in the rest of the worlds view…AKA the apology tour Barrys been running the past 4 years! The thought is most likly to show the US as the evil empire, so many other nations already belive us to be!
AmericanSoldier
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 11:43pmI had hopes for the group of readers and commentators here on The Blaze. I have tolerance for opposition, I post a lot of comments on the HuffPo. All of you make me lose hope for America’s future. You all think you’re absolutely right. It’s the lefts fault! Let’s kill them all! RAWWWR!
“How did this happen? Who’s to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you’re looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn’t be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you”
tradexpertbuysell
Posted on November 28, 2010 at 11:54pmCompromising national security is treason where it endangers and is punishable by death.
The sad thing though is I don’t know if I trust the current administration enough to make the case and follow through today and then tomorrow make the same case against those protesting big government and out of control spending and follow through.
Something makes me feel uneasy about all this. I don’t know if this is yet another media set up against conservative critics, FOX, Beck, Limbaugh. I suspect it is. No question Wikileks is a tempting target, but are the security leaks for real and how would we legally define crossing the line to establish treason if these are real issues endangering those in harms way?
Report Post »jds7171
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 2:23amThe leader of wikileaks is not a citizen of the U.S. So he can’t be tried for treason. Second He is not a citizen and what he has done wasn’t done in any jurisdiction of the United States. I hate to say it, but the U.S has no authority to go after him. Unless of course they put the wikileaks as a terrorist organization. If his native counrty or the country he resided in doesn’t prosecute him, then He is a free man. Again I hate to say it, but the U.S. has no authority to do anything to the guy. They can kill the soldier who gave the guy (what is his name anyway) the information.
Report Post »BlueStrat
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 3:39amWikiLeaks did not steal/take the documents. They had nothing whatsoever to do with who or how or from where they were obtained. WikiLeaks is a clearinghouse for whistle-blowers to get their information out to the public without reprisals.
If Glenn Beck were to anonymously receive leaked government documents proving…oh, just for a hypothetical example…that Obama and Spooky Dood planned to start a war as a domestic political distraction…would you want the government to assassinate Glenn for receiving and publishing them?
If you grant the government power to kill/kidnap/harm Assange for publishing *already-leaked* documents, they can and WILL use that power on people you *do* agree with who *are* the “good guys”.
Does anyone remember the Pentagon Papers and Woodward and Bernstein? Did they *cause* the leaks? Would killing them have stopped anything, or would the original leaker simply have found another outlet?
If you destroy the ability of the press to publish things the government doesn’t want published, you‘ve gutted the press’s ability to be the guardians as the Founders envisioned. The leak had already happened before WL received the documents.
The documents were available to approximately *3 MILLION PEOPLE* on SIPRNET. Now, with all the news of late regarding how China and other countries have been stealing us blind with spies both inside and outside our government, don’t you think that any foreign government that wanted the information already had it long ago?
If so many lives were at stake, why the H*** were they placed on a relatively low-security network where a *freakin’ Specialist 1st Class*(!!) could access them? Not only access them, but was allowed to copy and transfer them out of the facility? Don’t you think that any foreign government that wanted them could have gotten them with little problem?
This is not the fault of WikiLeaks or Assange. If they hadn’t been released there, they would have been released elsewhere.
This is the same thing as a newspaper being given sensitive documents here in the US. Would you like Obama to have the power to assassinate journalists? How long do you think it would take for Obama, the unions, Spooky Dood, etc to use those powers to “take out” Glenn?
The same powers to they would need/use to “take out” Assange/WikiLeaks are the same powers that would be used to “take out” any other journalist/reporter/blogger/news outlet/etc.
Remember also that much of this “countless lives at risk” talking-points stuff was heard with the last WikiLeaks document release. I have heard of no deaths as a result. Not even a “I heard from sources” claim of deaths as a result. And the previous leaks DID directly concern military operations.
This leak appears to only concern US diplomat’s chatter about other foreign leaders and diplomats…”the leader of so-and-so appears to be in very poor health“ or ”this guy is an a**hole” type of talk. Unless some country wants to declare war on us for an insult from some low-level diplomatic attache’s assistant, I don’t think too many lives are at risk. This is CYA and a perceived chance to expand their control over what we can see, hear, and publish by inflaming people enough to grant them additional power over news and the internet.
Even Glenn has said that if they get control over the internet, we’ve lost. Is shooting the messenger worth losing the battle for a return to the America we love?
Save your ammo, guys. We have bigger and more important battles to fight, rather than helping Obama and the Progressives silence one of the only places where people can see and read things the government doesn’t want you to see or read.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:28amIf you want to stop this kind of thing how about we punish the soldier who leaked the docs to the media. Hang this kid and the leaks will stop.
Report Post »Big Kahoona
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 5:34amYup…it’s all part of a Master Plan. And what does our Government do? They beg for them to stop! Give me break!
Report Post »fatpatriot
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 6:44am@bluestrat
Report Post »Well thought out post.
The Progressives would have us believe that the only way to have peace in the Middle East is to have Israel capitulate to Hamas or Hesbollah(sic). You know settlements Palestinians etc ad nauseum.
What the documents show, is an increasing impatience from pur Middle East “allies”with the “one” ,who thinks he is the smartest guy in the room. The Saudis have been screaming for a strike on Iran and the one keeps saying “I got this” when in reality he’s got nothing.
Dealing with Iran,Korea et al is like trying to negotiate with a mugger. When you say let’s talk about what you really want they get more aggressive. Sometimes you have to decide whether to talk or act. The Saudi’s have been begging “the one” to act but he wants to find out or, he believes he knows what’s really bothering the Iranians/North Koreans. Nothing is bothering them they’re muggers. Information in the wikileaks docs suggests that Korea has sold 19 missiles to Iran with much more power than we knew.
Now back to my original premise. The Progressive agenda is to bring down the U.S. All of the information that has been “leaked” is an attempt to do just that. If the U.S. can be made to look bad that’s good for the Progressives. The “one’s” foreign policy is a disaster and now everyone in the world knows it. He is in way over his pay grade and now everyone here and in the world knows it. He will destroy whatever goodwill was left and we may be left to go it alone. I say chain him to his desk and not let him leave the country again until 1/21/2013. Geez………
1911a1
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 7:25amabsolutely ! they should be tried for treason and dealt with accordingly !
Report Post »jblovesAmerica
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 7:54amTake him to gitmo, as an enemy combatatnt.
Report Post »Max jones
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 8:38amBLUESTRAT….you are correct . this is obviously another distraction. one more diversion and is part of the overall gutting of America. Ask yourself, what is the goal here? Just another attempt take our attention away from what is really going on. Sure it is not a good thing to have all this information out there, but it harms only image. Could our image get any worse? No, the damage that Obama has done to our country is far worse than anything wikileaks could do….there is no proof that any of the leaked documents are sensitive enough to warrant all the hubbub. Embarrassing, maybe, but I’m so mortified at the actions of our government that it pales in comparison. just more confusion to advance the illusion that the administration is actually working for the people, it is NOT. Each distraction the radical left comes up with gets a reaction from the right, and that is exactly what the left wants….Attention drawn away from the action that the administration is pushing. It is time for another push and that is exactly what is happening. The time is getting short and it won’t be long untill need for martial law becomes THE issue. The “bottom-UP” part of the process is taking form as the left becomes bolder on the streets.
Report Post »If you look at the history of our decline, you will see a villain so insidious, it will amaze you! It is the labor unions. They desroyed our manufacturing and our trade balance with their outrageous demands, and now are working toward anarchy,(which will lead to the further erosion of our civil liberties). The American Gestapo will wear SEIU T-shirts.
StonyBurk
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 8:39amI just wish that the American Congress would wake Up and realize that the Traitor the real foreign terrorist is acting as POTUS. The soldier who gifted the documents to WIKI Leaks was apparantly acting as a “useful idiot” on behalf of the Traitor in the White House.(Barack Hussein Obama) When will Congress WAKE UP and recognize Obama as the key to all of this ?
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 8:56amWhy is Homeland Security Seizing Domain Names? Think America!
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 9:02am@Bluestrat…you are so right on …come on people…do your own search on this…just Google Wikileaks and follow the info…LEARN about who and what they are…how they started and how they operate and for God’s sake…WHAT THEY DO! Don’t shoot the messenger!
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 10:44amI hate to make this comarison but the news that is coming out on the leaks sounds like the morning after a New Years party where everybody got drunk and told everybody what they really though.
Report Post »MrsHess
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 11:35amSet an example. Execute him for treason.
Report Post »JKN
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 11:46amWhile Obama’s Justice Department sues the state of Arizona for “human rights” violations simply for trying to enforce our immigration laws, Obama and his cronies are playing “Let’s Make a Deal” worldwide with human lives at Gitmo… Is this not a violation of human rights and therefore, a major double standard? We must go after Wikileaks, of course; but we should also go after our own bumbling/hypocritical leaders right here in America…
Report Post »dominke
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 12:09pmI totally agree with your statement. I would add Obama and liberal dems as terrorist
Report Post »BlueStrat
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 1:31pm@ JKN
NO! We should NOT go after WikiLeaks. Read my post above. Think! Your automatic anger is being deliberately flamed and used as an excuse for the Progressives to grant themselves more power to be able to silence any dissent and remove anything they don’t like on the internet that harms their agenda.
If you just go off half-cocked without doing your homework like Glenn always tells us, you’re HELPING SOROS AND OBAMA!! You’re allowing them to use you and your anger to take away our freedom.
If they use people’s misdirected anger at WikiLeaks to grant themselves the power to shut down any website/blog/etc they deem a danger, just how long do you think THIS site will last? How long before Glenn is being waterboarded at Gitmo?
They WANT you to scream for blood from Assange and to shut down WikiLeaks! They‘ll use it as an excuse to snuff out all dissent on the ’net, not just WL. Do your homework!
I‘m frankly shocked and disappointed with all the unthinking posters here that scream for our government to assume the power to shut down anything and anyone the government doesn’t like on the internet and to assassinate those who merely publish things they don’t like.
You cheer now, but how will you feel when THIS site and others like it are shut down also? When they assassinate Glenn?
THINK!!
Report Post »sconnolly
Posted on November 29, 2010 at 4:12pmI think BlueStrat has a point here. Anything the Obama admin wants covered up might be worth exposing.
Report Post »JKN
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 8:36am@ BLUESTRAT… I can certainly see your point in not going after the messenger, Wikileaks, simply for reporting what was already leaked. We must consider the source…
Clearly, our government would love to use the shut down of Wikileaks as an “example” for the rest of us and as a spring board for shutting down any or all blogs and websites that don’t “agree” with their Progressive policies; however, we simply can’t allow all of our strategic commentary to be exposed for the whole world, including our enemies, to see. Lives could very well be at risk…
As for our government… No pity from me. Rather than scrambling around the world performing damage control, our members of Congress would do well to consider the American people… How about a little damage control right here in America?
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 11:31amdo you think Obama wants Glen labeled a terrorist ? Don’t you see where this is leading ?
Report Post »Prosecute Military guy like we always have done, Remember John Walker ?
We made buddies with Russia and they paid him to Spy ? what is the difference ?
wolfagain
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 1:07pmBrada__ should pay. Perhaps this is the result of “don’t ask, don’t tell” getting stalled. How can gays claim to be patriotic in this case? Also, though the print media is complicit, the law protects it form prosecution. The NY Slime writers are foul, but if they lose the ability to protect their sources, so does Fox News.
Report Post »LadyLiberty
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:06pmHow about we add Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR to the list too.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:07pmThe trap was nicely laid. Just the perfect vehicle for ensnaring well meaning patriots into calling for government regulation of the internet! It really is quite ingenious to get those who have supposedly been on guard to protect the Constitution and Bill of Rights to call for its suspension in the name of patriotism. Looks like at least one GOP politician has stepped squarely in it.
Don’t be foolish. Quit being ruled by your fear. Stop reacting emotionally and carefully consider what you are asking for when you cry for the end of Wikileaks. You are asking the federal government to step into the world of internet information and begin controlling it. The only concern of the government should be to stop the leak at its source in the military or government, not how the information is handled once its been compromised. Ask yourselves this. If the government shuts down this site and other sites, who is it that is kept from this top secret information? ONLY the public. The enemies of the U.S. as well as other interested governments and individuals will still be able to learn this information because the source of the leak has not been addressed. Julian Assange didnt break into government servers or vaults and steal this information. It was brought to him. The person or persons responsible for actually giving away the information will still be able to give it to interested parties, but the public will never learn of it. It won’t change a thing as far as national security is involved, it will simply leave us in the dark about what is happening, and more importantly will allow the feds to tighten their stranglehold on one of our beloved freedoms. And it turns my stomach to know that it will be done at the request of so many Americans claiming to love and cherish liberty.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 3:27pmStep aside from your emotions and take an objective look at your reactions, those of you calling for government or military action against wikileaks or Julian Assange by asking yourself the following question: What if the information that was being released was documents and cables showing conversations and communications between White House officials and the Chavez Administration revealing plans to drive oil industry money to Venezuela as a result of the BP oil spill? What if the documents detailed conversations where White House officials were inquiring about the methods and means Chavez used in order to overturn his country’s constitution and replace it with Communism? What if it revealed secret communications with Hezbollah, PLO and other anti-Israel organizations on how to proceed with actions that will lead to the loss of Israeli territory and power to these organizations? What if it revealed that the West Coast “jet trail” really was a ballistic missile launched by a foreign power and that our military and government was completely aware of the fact, but chose to not respond to the threat and misinform the public? I wonder how many of you would be calling for Assange’s death or government intervention to shut down the website? I suspect the reverse would be true. You would praise the site and claim that this information must be protected from the governments attempts to quash it. And that would be the proper response. But we must protect free speech at all times, not just when the speech advances OUR goals. I dont like Assange, but my dislike for him is FAR outweighed by my love and admiration for our founders beliefs about freedoms and The Constitution they created to protect them on OUR behalf.
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