Dedicato ai molti che sostengono che le rilevazioni di Wikileaks non contenevano nulla di nuovo o di interessante. juan carlos ------------- January 7th, 2011 The Best of Cablegate: Instances Where Public Discourse Benefited from the Leaks <http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/cablegate-disclosures-have-furthered-in...> /News Roundup <http://www.eff.org/blog-categories/news-roundup> by Rainey Reitman <http://www.eff.org/about/staff/rainey-reitman>/ Since late November, the whistleblower website Wikileaks has been in the process of releasing in waves over 250,000 leaked United States diplomatic cables. Known as "Cablegate," this is the largest publication of confidential documents by any organization. (Catch up on Wikileaks developments by reviewing EFF's page <https://www.eff.org/wikileaks> on this issue). Wikileaks' disclosures have caused tremendous controversy, with critics of Wikileaks claiming the leaks of classified information could endanger lives and harm international diplomacy. Others have commended Wikileaks, pointing to a long history of over-classification and a lack of transparency by the United States government. Regardless of the heated debate over the propriety of Wikileaks' actions, some of the cables have contributed significantly to public and political conversations all around the world. In this article, we highlight a small selection of cables that been critical to understanding and evaluating controversial events. 1. *"Dancing Boy" Scandal Alleges Child Prostitution, Possible Drug Use among U.S. Private Contractors * The /Guardian/ reported <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/02/foreign-contractors-hired-dancin...> on a cable describing an incident in which employees of DynCorp, a U.S. military contractor, hired a "dancing boy" for a party. [...] Continua qui: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/cablegate-disclosures-have-furthered-in...