

Why the world needs WikiLeaks
Big Ideas — POSTED BY Brainwaving Admin on December 17, 2010 at 12:19 pmhe controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange, who’s reportedly being sought for questioning by US authorities, talks to TED’s Chris Anderson about how the site operates, what it has accomplished — and what drives him. The interview includes graphic footage of a recent US airstrike in Baghdad.