This is my first post on slashdot since I felt compelled to respond.
I am surprised that this is the only post so far that is critical of both the US military and Wikileaks. Everyone seems to think that Assange could do no wrong, and that Wikileaks is a saint for revealing unto us the corruption of the government.
I for one, am more skeptical. While I will agree with most comments about our government and its over reaching and almost tyrannical military and political prowess. There are some things that I don't want posted. I understand the importance of secrecy and of believing one thing but doing another. For instance, a know a good friend of mine is against homosexuality (rare where I am from), but he still votes for equal rights. If you leak his personal emails you might see his bigotry, but didn't the new batman teach us anything? It's not what you say, but what you do that defines you. And thus I think wikileaks has done wrong in some cases. Should he be an enemy of the state? No. But he shouldn't be considered some saint either. Some information should be kept classified and/or personal. In this day and age surely people can understand the importance of privacy.