UK Asks News Outlets Not To Publish WikiLeaks Bombshell, US Prepares For Fallout.
"The UK government has issued Defense Advisory Notices to editors of UK news outlets (http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/11/26/uk-gov-issues-da-notices-over-wikileaks-bomb/)in an attempt to hush up the latest bombshell from whistle-blowing web site WikiLeaks. DA Notices, the last of which was issued in April 2009 after sensitive defense documents were photographed using a telephoto lens in the hand of Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick as he arrived at No 10 Downing Street for a briefing, are requests not to publish, and therefore not legally enforceable." This news comes alongside a raft of articles detailing the US government's preparations for the release (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/damage-control-us-state-department-warns-allies-bracing/story?id=12249233). Officials are warning allies that the documents will be more damaging than previous releases, to the point of potentially damaging diplomatic relations (http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/11/26/wikileaks/) with countries like Turkey (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101126/pl_afp/turkeyusinternetwikileaksdefencediplomacy). The Vancouver Sun wonders if this will lead to a change in the way diplomats communicate (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/canada/WikiLeaks+could+alter+diplomats+relay+info+Expert/3890617/story.html). Slashdot.org _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
