Are Wikileaks cables controversial?

On July 25, 2010 Wikileaks website released thousands of US classified documents. These leaks have been compromising not only the US but other countries mentioned in the documents. Some people are now wondering if these cables are harming more than helping, since they expose governmental secrets and the true side about some issues that some countries covered.

Some people think that there’s nothing new on these documents since they knew that the government covered issues although they didn’t know what kind of issues. Some people think that the leaks are dangerous because they expose some people’s name and reality, which could create uprisings.

Other people applaud the revelations because they think that if we live in a democratic state, then people should know the truth, and leaking confidential documents is a big step to reach real democracy.

As far as I’m concerned, Wikileaks’ leak has been a good move for people, since it’s made people be aware of some issues the governments were covering but I also think that the information on those documents isn't new information, but always is good to be aware of the stuff that’s out there.