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WikiLeaks: Is the Internet Creating a New World Disorder
Cyber attacks can't keep WikiLeaks from continuing to pump out government secrets. Is it journalism? What's the lesson about the power of the Internet to shape society in the future? Also, President Obama in Afghanistan, and a progress report on the Climate Change summit in Cancun.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenCyber attacks can't keep WikiLeaks from continuing to pump out government secrets. Is it journalism? What's the lesson about the power of the Internet to shape society in the future? Also, President Obama in Afghanistan, and despite last year's last-minute agreement in Copenhagen, expectations are low for the climate change summit going on now in Cancun.
Banner image: A picture taken on December 3, 2010 in Paris shows a page of WikiLeaks featuring its founder Julian Assange. The noose tightened around WikiLeaks as cyber attacks temporarily forced the whistle-blowing website off the Internet. Photo: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesBeleaguered President Makes Surprise Trip to Afghanistan
President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan today, where he brought Holiday greetings to American troops at Baghram Air Force Base. He praised them for their success in pushing the Taliban out of their strongholds and affording more Afghans "a chance to build a more hopeful future."
Read the story8 minWikiLeaks: Is the Internet Creating a New World Disorder?
WikiLeaks has shaken up the US, its allies and its enemies by dumping hundreds of thousands of classified documents on the Internet for anybody to see. Yesterday, because of what it called "massive cyber attacks," the company that provided its domain name cut off service.
Read the story36 minNegotiators Argue Under Hot Cancun Sun on Global Warming
Europe is gripped by bitter cold at the moment, but 2010 has been one of the hottest years in recorded history and carbon emissions may hit an all-time high. Against that background, another UN Climate Change Summit is under way in Cancun, with delegates eager to improve on last year's performance in Copenhagen.
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