Terrorizing Wikileaks: Why the Embargo Against Wikileaks Will Fail

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 306 I. ATTACKS ON TERRORIST WEBSITES .......................................... 307 A. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) .......................................... 308 B. Al Qaeda ............................................................................. 309 II. WIKILEAKS ................................................................................ 311 A. WikiLeaks’ Publications ..................................................... 311 B. Backlash Against WikiLeaks ............................................... 314 III. THE IMPENDING FAILURE OF THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST WIKILEAKS ................................................................................ 316 A. Criminalization of WikiLeaks will Fail ............................... 316 1. Espionage Act ............................................................... 317 2. Problems with Espionage Act Prosecution ................... 318 3. Conspiracy to Violate Computer Fraud and Abuse Act 319 4. Lack of a “Material Support” Prohibition ..................... 320 B. Lack of Support from Private Actors .................................. 321 CONCLUSION ......................................................................................... 323