U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, who serves as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security committee, is responding with outrage to the release by Wikileaks of thousands of cables between and among diplomats around the world.
"Wikileaks' deliberate disclosure of these diplomatic cables is nothing less than an attack on the national security of the United States, as well as that of dozens of other countries,'' said Lieberman, one of the veteran members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. "By disseminating these materials, Wikileaks is putting at risk the lives and the freedom of countless Americans and non-Americans around the world. It is an outrageous, reckless, and despicable action that will undermine the ability of our government and our partners to keep our people safe and to work together to defend our vital interests. Let there be no doubt: the individuals responsible are going to have blood on their hands. I stand in full support of the Obama Administration's condemnation of Wikileaks for these disclosures. I also urge the Obama Administration -- both on its own and in cooperation with other responsible governments around the world -- to use all legal means necessary to shut down Wikileaks before it can do more damage by releasing additional cables. Wikileaks' activities represent a shared threat to collective international security.''