Wikileaks poll

Hmmm. We may not be able to really skew this poll, since my sense is that readers here are somewhat divided on the topic — but here goes anyway. Obama wants to crack down on leakers, while Sarah Palin thinks we ought to hunt down Assange and treat him like a terrorist. So what do readers of the NY Daily News (and now, Pharyngula) think?

Is WikiLeaks right in making these 'secret' documents public?

Yes, the people have a right to know. 58%
No, they are endangering lives and destroying important alliances. 39%
I don't know 3%

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