Decius wrote:
These companies are helping Lieberman undermine the rule of law.

I'm with you, regarding Lieberman.

However, I don't blame for-profit companies for distancing themselves from WikiLeaks. Freedom applies to those companies as well, and if they don't want to risk controversy, it's their right (not to mention, good business), and I don't equate them with Lieberman. It doesn't matter whether the pressure (real or perceived) comes from general public opinion, the media, or grandstanding elected officials; companies trying to make money don't need bad press, and being associated with WikiLeaks right now brings too much heat. This applies even more to corporations that are publicly held, because the primary responsibility is to generate profit for the stockholders, not to take public stands on political issues, especially those that are extremely controversial. Besides, the individual human beings who are the owners/stockholders, board members, officers, etc. are still free to take political stands as private citizens.

Supporting the right of an organization to do what WikiLeaks did is not the same thing as supporting what WikiLeaks did.

RE: Lieberman undeterred