LEGAL WikiLeaks hearing over right to search and seize

Arguments going to the heart of a larger debate about WikiLeaks - whether the posting of the documents was free speech or a violation of national security. They also provided a high-profile test of outdated rules about what data the government can seize in the new world of social networking.

Julian getting ready to do it again?

Prospect of WikiLeaks Dump Poses Problems for Regulators

“Tens of thousands of its internal documents will be exposed on Wikileaks.org with no polite requests for executives’ response or other forewarnings.”

A Wiki hornets' nest

A Wiki hornets' nest:

Eugene Robinson, from the Washington Post raises some serious conflicts arising from the recent shutdown of services by Amazon, PayPal, Visa, Master Card, and others.

There have been Denial of Service attacks on all these companies. Who should be supported as the cyber-war escalates?

Der Spiegel, among the most thoughtful of the German publications offers this contribution to the discussion.

Next, is a look at the Julian Assagne, the man in the middle of all of this.

Keeping Secrets WikiSafe

WASHINGTON — Can the government still keep a secret? In an age of WikiLeaks, flash drives and instant Web postings, leaks have begun to seem unstoppable.

That may be just a first impression. Sobered government officials are scrambling to stop the hemorrhage of documents, even as antisecrecy radicals are discovering that some secrets may be worth protecting after all.