A Positive Perspective on Wikileaks and American Diplomacy

Message? Our diplomats are smart and working hard. That’s a good thing because the world needs it! We may not always be positive influences, but our current administration is on the right track.

NYTimes: From WikiLemons, Clinton Tries to Make Lemonade http://nyti.ms/fMn5U3

See commentary from Fareed Zakaria on this topic: http://m.cnn.com/primary/_uxtUny-idjLdz6DDo

WikiLeaks Archive — Cables Uncloak U.S. Diplomacy

Maybe I am getting too old, but the “transparency” that WikiLeaks supposedly promotes seems to be a bit traitorous. What kind of world does this promote? While we have always heard that the Internet is the forum for unfettered information and open democracy, simply leaking this information for the sake of leaking makes no sense. If there was criminal activity, that is one thing, but undermining legitimate attempts to use diplomacy throughout the world is unfairly damaging to US interests.

Now, should the NY Times cover this story? What part does the news media play in simply justifying the leaks in the first place? Here is some of a defense from the paper itself: Sharing Secrets. In response to that, here are some of the readers’ comments.

For the latest cache of leaks, see full story:  WikiLeaks Archive — Cables Uncloak U.S. Diplomacy.

For a great, positive perspective on what the leaks show, see Fareed Zakaria.