Associated Press Link
Very short article, but I'd like to point this out. I think a lot of the wikileaks stuff has been pointing out American corruption a lot because we are simply the most, or one of the most powerful countries around, not necessarily the worst in terms of corruption.
If wikileaks consistently pointed out other countries corruption, I sincerely doubt there would be any American uproar. Wikileaks is what journalism is supposed to be. What it used to be. Sad that citizens who get screwed over by secretive corrupt governments attack media outlets that our looking out for our interests.
Where are we supposed to get news from if outlets are attacked for bring out the truth? Ridiculous. :thumbsdown:
BEIJING (AP) A leaked U.S. government cable shows sources told American diplomats that hacking attacks against Google were ordered by China's top ruling body.
The cable said that according to a source, the Chinese government coordinated the attacks on Google late last year. The cable says the intrusions were directed by the Politburo Standing Committee.
The cable was released by WikiLeaks to The New York Times and The Guardian newspapers.
A separate cable released by WikiLeaks showed a Politburo member demanded action against Google after looking for his own name on the search engine and finding criticism of him.
The cable did not identify the leader. The New York Times reported it was propaganda chief Li Changchun, the fifth-ranked official in the country.
Very short article, but I'd like to point this out. I think a lot of the wikileaks stuff has been pointing out American corruption a lot because we are simply the most, or one of the most powerful countries around, not necessarily the worst in terms of corruption.
If wikileaks consistently pointed out other countries corruption, I sincerely doubt there would be any American uproar. Wikileaks is what journalism is supposed to be. What it used to be. Sad that citizens who get screwed over by secretive corrupt governments attack media outlets that our looking out for our interests.
Where are we supposed to get news from if outlets are attacked for bring out the truth? Ridiculous. :thumbsdown: