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The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has begun releasing a giant trove of confidential American diplomatic cables that is sending shockwaves through the global diplomatic establishment.

Watch Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_ykbX1ndlo

Democracy Now! hosts a roundtable discussion with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg; Greg Mitchell, who writes the Media Fix blog for The Nation; Carne Ross, a British diplomat for 15 years who resigned before the Iraq war; and As'ad AbuKhalil, a professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus.

For the complete interview, podcast, transcript, and for additional WikiLeaks coverage, visit www.DemocracyNow.org.

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  • Nothing but polichinell secrets they now all try to pretend they never knew.

    What I found remarquable is that some imbeciles states that it is assange who is the criminal, for exposing the criminals abusing of the diplomatic channels to defend their activities.

    Some believes that Guantanamo bay is a shame to the US, it could become a credit to the US if those scheming lardasses where sent there.

  • is it possible there is no laws for these people.,,No hope for them going down

  • how can they make the truth top secret

  • @PandemicMadness And you are one of the most retarded rats on Earth.

    It is LEGAL to whistle-blow. Search what whistleblowing means if you are too retarded .

  • @PandemicMadness Hahahaa !!!

    The USA has committed many crimes and gotten away with it inculding spying on other countries and crimes against it's OWN people.

    But you fail to see that. You're a dog and you'll believe in the US government even if they killed your own family.

  • what never ceases to amaze me is human stupidity. When you do something illegal such as release classified information, you cannot whinge about getting punished for it, can you, mr assange, oh self-professed "hero" of our times?!

  • I support freedom of press !

  • I am so happy Wikileaks did this, and hope that they will not execute Bradley Manning. It is time our governments came clean with us.

  • @realmann777

    The UK, US and EU governments have been involved in lying to their own people about the nature of their presence in the Third World, and the now corporatized mainstream media (CNN, etc.) have been complicit, by not doing their jobs. On for instance Zimbabwe, google:

    "MDC-T leaders are weak and ineffectual - former Ambassador Dell"

  • It is a victim's minimal right to have the face of its murderer revealed.

    What would be ur reaction if the US government accuses you of having "blood on your hand" (look who's talking) when u leak a video of murderers killing ur son for fun?

    Same applies to the other diplomatic leaks. Why lie in the first place?

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