So the arrest warrants for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange may or may not be valid, but have we not been taught a valuable lesson about the importance of privacy?

Some of the secrets revealed show Americans and the world the depth of thought that has gone on in some of the key world players.  Who knew how many countries keep nuclear weapons around the world, that other countries are urging American that an American attack on Iran is “necessary”, and many more…..

Whilst it is scintillating to hear world secrets exposed, it broaches the wider question of how this information was leaked (from the US State Department), and how it could better have been protected.