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Wikileaks  By Will Shonbrun  As many now know, Wikileaks is a
website through which whistle-blowers can deposit documented
information leaked from government and corporate sources. The
secret data is then offered to newspapers of note for
publication. Governments claim that the classified information,
if made known, can put the national security of the state as
well as individual agents in jeopardy. It is also commonly
argued that release of secret information to the general public
can act against the interests of the state.  What has happened
as a result of the leaks is that the public, here and abroad,
has gotten to see the extent of how its governments act in
secrecy. In some cases, potentially criminal acts have been
exposed, along with embarrassing lies in the case of State
Department leaks. In all cases, the truth about military
operations and State Department dealings has been exposed for
public scrutiny.  Considering that our government