[litbrit considers the possibilities]
I'd been sorting through e-mails that had piled up since GoodFriday and browsing a few newspapers and blogs when I stumbled ontonews of an intriguing new concept in ___-pedias. It's actually a whistleblowerpedia, and the founders are calling it Wikileaks.
Wikileaksis developing an uncensorable Wikipedia for untraceable mass documentleaking and analysis. Our primary interests are oppressive regimes inAsia, the former Soviet bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East,but we also expect to be of assistance to those in the west who wish toreveal unethical behavior in their own governments and corporations. Weaim for maximum political impact; this means our interface is identicalto Wikipedia and usable by non-technical people. We have received over1.2 million documents so far from dissident communities and anonymoussources.
We believe thattransparency in government activities leads to reduced corruption,better government and stronger democracies. Many governments wouldbenefit from increased scrutiny by the world community, as well astheir own people. We believe this scrutiny requires information.Historically that information has been costly - in terms of human lifeand human rights. Wikileaks will facilitate safety in the ethicalleaking movement.
