<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: More thoughts about Wikileaks and the First Amendment </title> <atom:link href="https://dangerousintersection.org/2011/01/12/more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2011/01/12/more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment</link> <description>Human Animals at the Crossroads of Science, Religion, Media and Culture</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:34:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <item> <title> By: Ben </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2011/01/12/more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-82146</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:34:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=15971#comment-82146</guid> <description><![CDATA[One other important effect of wikileaks will be seen in our interactions with middle eastern countries such as the Iraq. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One other important effect of wikileaks will be seen in our interactions with middle eastern countries such as the Iraq. </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Erich Vieth </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2011/01/12/more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-82119</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erich Vieth]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:51:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=15971#comment-82119</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://dangerousintersection.org/2011/01/12/more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-82117">Dan Klarmann</a>. Her view was considered a good answer on a national stage. This is the prevailing wisdom of our culture. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://dangerousintersection.org/2011/01/12/more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-82117">Dan Klarmann</a>.</p> <p>Her view was considered a good answer on a national stage. This is the prevailing wisdom of our culture. </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Dan Klarmann </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2011/01/12/more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-82117</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Klarmann]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:14:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=15971#comment-82117</guid> <description><![CDATA[Why would one consider political advice from a teenager whose claim to fame (and presumably primary life's work) is being pretty? ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why would one consider political advice from a teenager whose claim to fame (and presumably primary life's work) is being pretty? </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Karl </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2011/01/12/more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-82115</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 07:32:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=15971#comment-82115</guid> <description><![CDATA[Why haven't more of the people who actually leaked the information to wiki-leaks given their names and who they worked for? When whitle-blowing becomes a non risky matter, you can be assured that public and/or private organized crime has ceased to exist. I believe whistle-blowers are only given protective rights by the business and/or courts under specific conditions, not just because they have some political, economic or social agenda in mind. If one can claim that anything is just whistle-blowing then soon even the National Enquirer will be seen as a source of intimidation. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why haven't more of the people who actually leaked the information to wiki-leaks given their names and who they worked for?</p> <p>When whitle-blowing becomes a non risky matter, you can be assured that public and/or private organized crime has ceased to exist.</p> <p>I believe whistle-blowers are only given protective rights by the business and/or courts under specific conditions, not just because they have some political, economic or social agenda in mind.</p> <p>If one can claim that anything is just whistle-blowing then soon even the National Enquirer will be seen as a source of intimidation. </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Erich Vieth </title> <link>https://dangerousintersection.org/2011/01/12/more-thoughts-about-wikileaks-and-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-82111</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erich Vieth]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:03:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=15971#comment-82111</guid> <description><![CDATA[The new 17-year old Miss America, Teresa Scanlan, has Wikileaks all figured out: "You know when it came to that situation it was actually based on espionage, and when it comes to the security of our nation, we have to focus on security first and then people's right to know, because it's so important that everybody who's in our borders is safe and so we can't let things like that happen and they must be handled properly," she said. <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41097869" rel="nofollow">http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41097869</a> Excuse me, Ms. Scanlan. So the government has the right to operate in secret until we are perfectly safe? And what if government secrecy is allowing our government to wage secret wars and to make bone-headed foreign policy decisions that endanger our country? ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The new 17-year old Miss America, Teresa Scanlan, has Wikileaks all figured out:</p> <p>"You know when it came to that situation it was actually based on espionage, and when it comes to the security of our nation, we have to focus on security first and then people's right to know, because it's so important that everybody who's in our borders is safe and so we can't let things like that happen and they must be handled properly," she said. </p> <p> <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41097869" rel="nofollow">http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41097869</a> </p> <p>Excuse me, Ms. Scanlan. So the government has the right to operate in secret until we are perfectly safe? And what if government secrecy is allowing our government to wage secret wars and to make bone-headed foreign policy decisions that endanger our country? </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>