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100 _aSifry, Micah L
245 _aWikiLeaks and the Age of Transparency
260 _bCounterpoint Press
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520 _aThe United States government is diligent some might say to the point of obsession in defending its borders against invaders. Now we are told a small, international band of renegades armed with nothing more than laptops presents the greatest threat to the U.S. regime since the close of the Cold War. WikiLeaks’ release of a massive trove of secret official documents has riled politicians from across the spectrum. Even noted free-speech advocate Floyd Abrams blames WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for the certain defeat of federal shield-law legislation protecting journalists. Hyperbole, hysteria? Certainly. Welcome to the Age of Transparency.
650 _aWikis (Computer science)
650 _aPolitical aspects
650 _aTransparency (Ethics) in Government.
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