No More Secrets(1) | 维基解密(1)

Secrets are no longer safe thanks to the website Wikileaks.

多亏『维基解密』，真相总有机会水落石出。

WikiLeaks began in 2006 with the simple idea—anyone can "leak" documents to the site anonymously. WikiLeaks guarantees the privacy of anyone who submits information, so people can do so without the fear of losing their jobs or getting into legal trouble. The strategy seems to be working well since there are now more than 1.2 million documents containing all kinds of information previously hidden from the public available online.

The WikiLeaks' website states, "We believe that transparency in government activities leads to reduced corruption, better government, and stronger democracies." In other words, government secrecy is not a good thing. WikiLeaks has been putting this idea into practice, and by doing so, they have created scandals and controversies that have taken over the headlines, gaining them many supporters as well as enemies.

WikiLeaks has published embarrassing or incriminating information from many countries. They have exposed information about toxic chemicals being dumped off the coast of Africa and about the members of a racist political party in the UK. However, the biggest controversies have come from disclosing a trove of war documents by the US military. In April of 2010, they released a video showing US soldiers shooting innocent civilians in Iraq. Then, this past July, they posted over 91,000 secret documents belonging to the US military. The documents contained insider information about the US-led war in Afghanistan. Leaders of the US military were extremely upset that their classified documents could now be read by anyone and everyone. The world has taken notice, and now they are wondering who is responsible for the WikiLeaks phenomenon.

成立于 2006 年的『维基解密』始于一个简单概念，那就是任何人都能以匿名方式把文件『泄漏』到网站上。因为维基解密能确保任何提交讯息者的隐私，所以大家可以不必担心丢掉饭碗或误触法网。这个策略似乎相当奏效，因为目前已有超过 120 万份内容包罗万象的文件，在过去不为大众所知，如今却可在网络上看到。

维基解密的网站陈述：『我们相信政府活动的透明化可以减少腐败、改善政府体制并巩固民主国家。』换句话说，政府机密并非好事。维基解密一直将这个理念付诸实行，而此举也衍生许多占据各大媒体头条的丑闻和争议，使其得到许多支持者，同时也树敌无数。

维基解密曾发表过许多国家被吐槽或踢爆性的消息，他们曾披露非洲外海被倾倒有毒化学物，以及英国一个具有种族歧视政党的成员。然而，最大的争议莫过于揭露一批有关美国军方的宝贵战争文件。2010 年 4 月，他们发表一支影片，片中可看见美军射杀无辜的伊拉克百姓。接着，今年 7 月他们又公布了 91,000 份隶属美军的机密文件，里头充满美军在阿富汗发动战争的内幕消息。美军高层对于自家机密文件现在被摊在阳光底下感到相当恼怒。如今全世界都注意到了，大家都在想，究竟谁是维基解密现象的负责人。