With the release huge cache of classified and unclassified files by Wikileaks which showed the world the secret dirty side of US Diplomatic world which even targeted major international figures and created global diplomatic crisis with its own allies.
Now after reactions form the world are pouring in with the New York congress man Peter King, demanding declaring Wikileaks as a terrorist group.
King, a Republican Representative who will soon chair the House Homeland Security Committee, wants WikiLeaks placed alongside al-Qaeda and Hamas for outlet of huge cache of diplomatic cables.
King wants to "criminally charge WikiLeaks activist Julian Assange under the Espionage Act," as indicated in a letter written to Attorney General Eric Holder.
Now, Robert Gibbs, the White House spokesman, said the administration is considering several steps and confirmed that a criminal investigation is under way into how the documents were made public by Wikileaks.
Eric Holder, the US attorney general said: "We have an active, ongoing criminal investigation with regard to this matter. We are not in the position, as yet, to announce the result of that investigation.
I wonder what would happen to World stock markets particularly NASDAQ, DOW JONES...
So what do you think? Should it be or not? Let us know you feedback.
Src: [The Atlantic, Telegraph.co.uk]
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