Why the World Needs WikiLeaks
&gt; I think he said that because he was parroting what administration officials have continually shouted.<p>I think he knew exactly what he was doing. Moreover, even if we take your point that he was just thinking of those with clearance, he was still wrong because his exact quote was &quot;... It is different from the media. So everything you learn about this, you are learning from us. &quot;.  Would you say then that those with from the government told him to tell people to listen to CNN for classified material so they can be entrapped?. It doesn&#x27;t make any sense. The only thing that makes sense is it was a blatant lie because they didn&#x27;t want people to read what it is in the emails. As much as I try to see it the point of view of &quot;caring for those who hold clearance&quot; I just don&#x27;t see it...<p>Moreover, Wikileaks presents materials it is given. To date I don&#x27;t think it has altered a single email provable fake. Nobody raised their hand and pointed to an email not written by them with their name on it. It sure editorializes material by choosing what to release. But it is what it is. I&#x27;d trust it more than CNN for example.<p>&gt;  Second, I think the over-classification of material harms national security.<p>Yap. Strongly agree with that.<p>&gt; They sure as hell didn&#x27;t stop the OPM breach or countless other breaches<p>That was such a monumental failure, and so embarrassing. I am surprised that not more has been talked about it (but also not surprised too).<p>&gt;  he intentionally leaked or ordered the leak of the identity of Valeri Plame. Cheney is a fscking malevolent sociopath<p>I believe that too.<p>&gt; Second, however secure her personal server, I&#x27;d be shocked if her server was substantively less secure than whatever the State Department was using.<p>They are not efficient, and have lots of red tape and such, but they are not all dummies. I think she would have avoided embarrassment if she did keep it there. She sabotaged herself in choosing to go the other route. I think not only Russians accessed it any state actor with even a mediocre attack team would have been stupid not to try to access it. It as a big red target for everyone to see basically.<p>&gt; That other people have been punished for the same thing Hillary did is beside the point<p>That is not besides the point. A lot of people in this country believe in fairness (for better or for worse). Special treatment for the politicians is exactly why many voted against her.