So that's what Assange has been doing inside the embassy! WikiLeaks releases 1.7m US diplomatic and

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34. On his clients and their ethics, we surely agree. As for the Nat'l Security Archive at GWU, I've

been reading their materials for a couple decades, and find that like any single source, it needs to be supplemented.

I did a thesis in the '90s on the influence of American foreign policy on the Chilean political process and economy -- I even spent some time in these same Archives, so I'm aware of many of these facts. Many were revealed long ago, but only now are some previously classified primary U.S. sources coming out, and more importantly reaching a wider audience. So, yes, a lot of what Wikileaks reveals is old and familiar news to some, but we can now see confirmed in undeniable form what the rest of the world, particularly the Chileans, already knew all too well. You don't seem to know enough about the subject to understand how much historical value these documents really have.

Wiki isn't just about Assange, it's about how lies poison nations, but some will try to salvage what's left of the truth. Silencing one man won't reverse either process.