Wikileaks – the stuff of the big screen

Great story in today’s Independent about an American military analyst turned whistleblower who, it’s alleged, is about to the lift the lid on a host of American military secrets by uploading some 260,000 docs to the Wikileaks website.

Apparently the US authorities are desperately trying to ascertain if the US Army Intelligence officer, currently under lock and key in Kuwait, has already leaked highly sensitive info including embassy cables to the Wikileaks.org site.  And they’re trying to hunt down the website’s founder who has pioneered the release of the kind of information the mainstream media are unwilling or unable to release.

It’s the kind of story you could imagine hitting the big screen with Tom Cruise in the starring role isn’t it?

Thanks to The Independent for a great Saturday read.