Will Wikileaks create a more open government?

James Bamford argues that it will:

There may be more employees out there willing to leak, they fear, and how do you weed them out? Spies at least had the courtesy to keep the secrets to themselves, rather than distribute them to the world’s media giants. In a sense, WikiLeaks is forcing the U.S. government into the confessional, with the door wide open. And confession, though difficult and embarrassing, can sometimes cleanse the soul.

Two arguments supporting Wikileaks here and here.

Ron Paul makes several great points: