I support the idea of open government enormously. We make too many things secret, and a government with so much secrecy is not responsive to its citizens.

Having said that, I also support the idea that some things -- some very few things -- should be kept secret.

Wikileaks does not seem to discriminate between these things.

Therefore I cannot in good conscience support Wikileaks with their mission to make everything they find public. If, as the article indicates, they're in it for personal kicks then that makes it all the worse.

It's 2010. You'd think the average person/whistleblower would have enough ability to self-publish for the entire world to see, right? If Wikileaks isn't providing some kind of independent, third-party vetting or creating some standards for what can be published or not, what value do they bring to the table?