Call the plumber, we have a leak.
Of course if you call the government for a plumber it would cost more than usual and would add on to the national debt only to make the middle class pay some special socialist tax to cover it.
Article 3, Section 3, US Constitution: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall have power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attained.
Treason: Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies.
Spy: An agent employed by a state to obtain secret information, especially of a military nature, concerning its potential or actual enemies.
Hero: a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his/her brave deeds and noble qualities.
Terrorist: One who engages in the unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
And now that you have all the necessary definitions here are the results of last month's poll: What do you think about Wikileaks creator?
A man, Julian Assange from Australia, had been telling secrets on his website called Wikileaks. But the question that needs to be answered is why is he doing this. Some information claims he is doing this to make governments open up and be more trustworthy. Some think he is doing it to promote freedom of speech. But some of the secrets he is letting out is not about trustworthiness but national security. And freedom of speech should have limitations, e.g., derogatory words, harmful situations to innocent people. In Australia he grew up as one of those jerks who try and hack into computer programs. Then later on in life he became a computer programmer himself. This tells us a thing or two about him. First of all he doesn't care about human life. Hackers think they are out there hurting governments or rich industrialists and capitalists such as Bill Gates. But in the end, it's the little guy who gets hurt. The CEO of any business can afford changes in their lifestyle and companies but the average person if their computer gets hacked into has to pay for it and probably can't afford to keep getting new stuff. There is a name for these hackers; mulus gluteus maximus. And Julian is the biggest. Secondly, he doesn't care about people in general. The charges he is originally being arrested for by Sweden is rape. He, of course, has denied it but he has been on the run and living in many countries over the years, so apparently he himself has something to hide.
If you look at the definitions the US can not get him for treason, although it may be said he is giving aid to the enemy. Since he is not an American citizen we can not try him as a traitor, although Australia can for some of the things he has done to them. But he sure fits the description for treason when it says "aids the enemy". And since he is not a US citizen but does fit the description of a traitor, it means we could call him a spy. Spies who are caught deserve the same punishment as treason. Both are despicable and threaten the security of the average citizen. He is no way shape or form fits the description of a hero. What noble qualities does he hold? What brave thing has he done? As soon as he posts things, he goes into hiding. So for those who said he was an international hero need to educate themselves. For those who say they don't care, you should feel ashamed because if he hurts one innocent person then her hurt two too many. If the memos found were just about leaders calling each other names, then who cares. But if he lets out secret missions or the whereabouts of troops, a la Geraldo, 1991, then we all need to care.
The worse part of this is not that one man has done this but that many copy cats will now try and do the same thing. Each one will push the limit farther to where eventually no one will be safe. It will start a new trend that will not stop because the Internet is an easy way to hide behind your true identity and no one can really be caught for what they say and will feel no accountability.
If he feels like he is encouraging freedom of speech or the press then he has to understand that with these come responsibility and duty to stick to the truth and to protect the innocent. He has not this. He is an international terrorist and should be tried as one.