Less Than Impressed With WikiLeaks

I'm less than impressed with the latest round of leaks coming from the very innovative WikiLeaks site. None of it really seems all that new. We spy on our allies; we use gimmicks to garner up support for our policies; we don't like Iran; we really screwed up Iraq; we still mistrust the Russians; and we still make fun of the French. How is any of this new or news? It's not.

I don't think WikiLeaks is a terrorist group or should be prosecuted, like some members of Congress are shouting.  Those that leaked the cables to the internet organization should be, however.  The point is, government classifies all different sorts of information it doesn't want you to see. This latest round of info is the boring, every day interaction of bureaucrats at work. Just because a foreign service employee talks about Kadafi and his mistress in unflattering ways, does that mean our government should be dissolved like WikiLeaks is hoping will happen?  Not in my book.

I'm glad WikiLeaks is in place.  I'm glad it tries to shed light on government actions. I'm also glad our government is trying to make deals with other countries to shut down Gitmo.  And I'm glad to see "secret" government communiques made public, if for no other reason than the comic relief.

*Update:

The biggest revelation coming from the leaks is not that we spy on our friends, but that the Communist government of China ordered a complete and systematic sabotage of global proportions when it hacked into Google's computer systems.

I understand that WikiLeaks would like nothing more than to see the United States fade away as the world's superpower, but really the biggest crime listed in their leaks is from China.  If an American administration had ordered such sabotage efforts, WikiLeaks would have an entire page dedicated to that specific topic alone.  Since it's China, it's no big deal.