Kludge
12-27-2010, 04:30 PM
"One of the more annoying things about watching the major news publications discussing the Wikileaks controversy is how infrequently they seem to realize that many of the attacks they themselves have been directing (or redirecting) at Wikileaks could come back to haunt them as well, as many could apply to them when they do things such as publish information about leaked documents. In fact, just last week, we wondered how come all those financial firms (including Visa, MasterCards, Bank of America and Paypal) were not cutting off the NY Times after it revealed military secrets. It appears that some folks on the NY Times editorial board have realized the same thing and published an editorial condemning the decision to cut off Wikileaks by these financial firms:"
Full story (incl. NYT editorial excerpt) @ http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101225/23385712407/ny-times-finally-speaks-out-against-financial-firms-blocking-wikileaks.shtml
Full story (incl. NYT editorial excerpt) @ http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101225/23385712407/ny-times-finally-speaks-out-against-financial-firms-blocking-wikileaks.shtml