While WikiLeaks is relatively new to the public, it is actually a product of a long-established culture.
That culture has already had a banner-bearer; a quintessential exemplification of its values: The Pirate Bay. WikiLeaks is akin to The Pirate Bay, but for another purpose.
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http://mashable.com/2010/07/27/wikileaks-the-pirate-bay/
WikiLeaks just published secret documents related to the United States' war against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The documents detail deals, armed conflicts, strategies, politics, intelligence operations and some casualties from 2004 and 2010, painting the most complete publicly available picture of the Afghan War yet.
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http://mashable.com/2010/07/25/wikileaks-afghan-war-diary/
Wikileaks issued a statement Sunday alleging that the Washington Post had a copy of the video showing a missile attack on unarmed but didn't release it for over a year.
A statement on the group's Twitter feed said, "Statement: Washington Post had Collateral murder video for over a year but DID NOT RELEASE IT [sic] it to the public."
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http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0607/feds-arrest-analyst-allegedly-exposed-army-killing-civilians/
WikiLeaks co-founder talks about his decision to release a classified U.S. military video depicting the 2007 killing of a dozen people in Baghdad,
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http://theweek.com/article/index/201749/The_story_behind_the_WikiLeaks_Collateral_Murder_video
