Syria Crisis: WikiLeaks Starts Publishing More Than 2 Million Hacked Emails - Polidicks

[QUOTE]LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - The WikiLeaks website said on Thursday it had begun publishing more than 2 million emails from Syrian government officials that would embarrass not only Damascus, which is trying to crush a 16-month rebellion, but also its opponents. WikiLeaks said in a statement the emails were from Syrian political figures, government ministries and companies, dating from August 2006 to March 2012. The statement quoted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as saying: "The material is embarrassing to Syria, but it is also embarrassing to Syria's opponents. "It helps us not merely to criticise one group or another, but to understand their interests, actions and thoughts. It is only through understanding this conflict that we can hope to resolve it." WikiLeaks said the emails, which it has called "The Syria Files", would shine a light on the inner workings of the Syrian government and economy, and "also reveal how the West and Western companies say one thing and do another". The range of information extends from the intimate correspondence of the most senior Baath party figures to records of financial transfers sent from Syrian ministries to other nations, WikiLeaks said. The revolt, which started with peaceful pro-democracy protests in March 2011, has turned into a something approaching a civil war as the government's crackdown triggered an armed uprising. Opposition leaders and Western governments say more than 15,000 people have been killed in the uprising. The government says "terrorist gangs" steered from abroad have killed several thousand troops and police.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/05/syria-crisis-wikileaks_n_1650590.html[/url]

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who actually goes and reads all these

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;36633824]who actually goes and reads all these[/QUOTE] Plenty of people. Plenty of other people just save them so they can be spread later.

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;36633824]who actually goes and reads all these[/QUOTE] Tons of people who want to find out what the government is thinking and saying to each other.

USA: These leaks are a violation of- oh actually p cool go ahead

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;36633896]Tons of people who want to find out what the government is thinking and saying to each other.[/QUOTE] yeah I know but like how do you know where to start when you've got 2 million to pick from

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;36634037]yeah I know but like how do you know where to start when you've got 2 million to pick from[/QUOTE] Well, nobody is going to read all of them, that would take years. But with all the people reading them, everything interesting in em will be made known.

I read a lot of the Stratfor stuff, and the Syria files also look interesting. Nothing much yet, just dealings over chopper parts and vehicular radios.

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;36634037]yeah I know but like how do you know where to start when you've got 2 million to pick from[/QUOTE] You split it up into sections. Each person reads a manageable number of the emails, and then writes a summary on what they read. After each person is done, you have a complete picture of what was written.

[QUOTE=Jetblack357;36634119]Well, nobody is going to read all of them, that would take years. But with all the people reading them, everything interesting in em will be made known.[/QUOTE] that plus to have a database of this stuff is amazingly useful in this day and age, no matter how worthless a lot of it might be. [QUOTE=yawmwen;36637804]You split it up into sections. Each person reads a manageable number of the emails, and then writes a summary on what they read. After each person is done, you have a complete picture of what was written.[/QUOTE] AKA read and write a TL;DR which sounds easy enough.

I wonder how many results ctrl + f searching abc123 would get

[QUOTE=J!NX;36637834] AKA read and write a TL;DR which sounds easy enough.[/QUOTE] It's incredibly easy, and gets exponentially easier the more people you add to the project. It is, however, very boring and time consuming.