The recent posting of U.S. Defense Department video on the Wikileaks website has rekindled an old debate over leaking sensitive documents. But now it’s not just about the public’s right to know vs. the government’s right to secrecy – it’s also about the global reach of the World Wide Web.
VOA’s Doug Bernard spoke with Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, and others working to spread more sunlight on the web; his full report can be found here.