List of sensitive facilities vital to US security leaked

[240 is Back]

You guys still support this guy?          


WASHINGTON (AFP) – WikiLeaks has divulged a secret list compiled by Washington of key infrastructure sites around the world that could pose a critical danger to US security if they come under terrorist attack.

The newly released diplomatic cable is one of the most explosive yet out of many leaked by the whistle-blowing website that have heaped embarrassment on Washington and caused anger around the world.

Among other revelations, the latest WikiLeaks document dump showed Australia's then leader Kevin Rudd warning US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that force might be needed against China "if everything goes wrong".

A State Department cable from February 2009 asked US missions to update a list of infrastructure and key resources worldwide whose loss "could critically impact" the country's public health, economic life and national security.

It details undersea cables, key communications, ports, mineral resources and firms of strategic importance in countries ranging from Britain to New Zealand, via Africa, the Middle East and China.

Petitions by Change.org|Get Widget|Start a Petition »A Canadian hydroelectric plant is described as a "critical irreplaceable source of power to portions of Northeast US," while a Siemens factory in Germany does "essentially irreplaceable production of key chemicals".

Also listed are European manufacturers of vaccines for smallpox and rabies, an Italian maker of treatment for snake-bite venom, and a German company making treatment for plutonium poisoning.

According to the diplomatic cable, the request was designed "to strengthen national preparedness, timely response, and rapid recovery in the event of an attack, natural disaster or other emergency".

Compilation of the list would help "prevent, deter, neutralize or mitigate the effects of deliberate efforts by terrorists to destroy, incapacitate or exploit" sites deemed of "vital" importance to the United States.

Malcolm Rifkind, a former British defense and foreign secretary, lashed out at WikiLeaks for releasing the list.

"This is further evidence that they have been generally irresponsible, bordering on criminal. This is the kind of information terrorists are interested in knowing," he said, according to British media

[Fury]

I've said for a while that this guy is pushing a biased anti-American agenda and this just proves it.

Looks to me like he's aiding and abetting terrorists. Last I checked that's worthy of arrest.

[The Showstoppa]

Some of these stupid fucks will still say that somehow the public has a right to know this type of info.....

[Fury]

Some of these stupid fucks will still say that somehow the public has a right to know this type of info.....

Transparency, br0. And I don't doubt that they'll be blaming Americans when some Muslim psychopath drives a truck packed with explosives into one of these facilities. 

[Soul Crusher]

I definately think this stuff is worthy of a bullet in the head, but I am glad about the releases on the other stuff. 

[240 is Back]

I definately think this stuff is worthy of a bullet in the head, but I am glad about the releases on the other stuff. 

props for that... some getbiggers defend a position no matter what.

this guy's anti-america agenda is now giving terrorists the tools to shut down a huge chunk of our nation's electricity

[Soul Crusher]

props for that... some getbiggers defend a position no matter what.

this guy's anti-america agenda is now giving terrorists the tools to shut down a huge chunk of our nation's electricity

I know the guy is what he is, a shtbag, but that still does not make me unhappy learning a lot of the stuff we did, especially about SA and the fraud and extortion at hopeanhagen. 

[240 is Back]

imagine if iran decided they would publish the precise points for terrrorists to hit in order to take down our electricity grid.

Holy sheeit... we'd be raining jdams on them instantly.

This is no different.  Next week, he'll probably be leaking nuclear secrets. 

IMO, he's a spy.  It's that simple.  He's publishing classified info.  Even if ya "like" some of the stuff he's leaked... wait til the electricity in your state goes down for a month and your grandparents freeze to death. 

[SAMSON123]

props for that... some getbiggers defend a position no matter what.

this guy's anti-america agenda is now giving terrorists the tools to shut down a huge chunk of our nation's electricity

A minute ago it was the Chinese who were going to shut down your electricity...and prior to that it was your atomic energy plants...and before that it was your communication grids and before that it was.....

When are you going to stop believing your country's lies.

[The Showstoppa]

imagine if iran decided they would publish the precise points for terrrorists to hit in order to take down our electricity grid.

Holy sheeit... we'd be raining jdams on them instantly.

This is no different.  Next week, he'll probably be leaking nuclear secrets. 

IMO, he's a spy.  It's that simple.  He's publishing classified info.  Even if ya "like" some of the stuff he's leaked... wait til the electricity in your state goes down for a month and your grandparents freeze to death. 

I agree.  The only things that I'm okay with this asshat exposing is the purported WS stuff.....the security stuff is off limits.