WikiLeaks response exposes U.S. hypocrisy

With Julian Assange and WikiLeaks now front and center in the world's eye, there is no other way to put this: The United States government and its highest leaders have been exposed as utter hypocrites about the release of such information.

Our leaders have roundly encouraged the freedom of information when it suited their purposes. But as soon as such information threatened their power, they quickly changed their tune.

This past Jan. 21, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. She said then:

"In many respects, information has never been so free. There are more ways to spread more ideas to more people than at any moment in history. Even in authoritarian countries, information networks are helping people discover new facts and making governments more accountable. Continue ►