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Taz 12-02-2010 12:37 PM

The hypocrisy of the media attack on Wikileaks
Good read right here. :reporter:


With a regularity that's becoming almost traditional, the latest major release from Wikileaks has been accompanied by a chorus of disapproval from the establishment. Politicians, analysts and, most worryingly of all, journalists, are lining up to condemn the organisation's eccentric founder, Julian Assange.

The White House and the Foreign Office instantly sprang to action. The media's response was less predictable, and far more irritating. Writers point out that the West will be a more dangerous place if, for instance, Saudi leaders feel they cannot have confidential conversations with US officials. One might respond that the world becomes a far more dangerous place for a few unfortunate individuals when they do, but that's a small response to an attack that requires something bigger and more substantial.

Society is about roles, with groups pitted against each other in a bid to balance the outcome. The executive is given certain powers, for instance, while the legislature - constituted quite literally by the mates of the executive - is tasked with scrutinising its decisions. The same is true for international diplomacy. Diplomats strive for confidentiality. Journalists strive to uncover secrets. The fact that many columnists see fit to attack Wikileaks is evidence of how severely they have misinterpreted their mission statement.

The only difference between Wikileaks and other news organisations is that Wikileaks is doing its job properly. This is not a symptom of its greater intelligence, merely its ability to comprehend the ramifications of new technology. Wikileaks is like a symbol of globalisation. It has no HQ. It uses a Swedish company for net hosting, but puts servers all over the world.
Comment: The hypocrisy of the media attack on Wikileaks - politics.co.uk

LX 12-02-2010 04:23 PM


LX 12-02-2010 05:57 PM


Renihan_00 12-03-2010 10:56 AM

Did what the media was supposed to do and supposed to be allowed to do under the right of the press.

Except there isn't really freedom anymore anywhere...so there you have it.

To me, the whole siutation is very depressing and basically is making it very clear how far our corporate overlords can and will go to stay in control.

Bill Haverchuck 12-06-2010 06:07 PM

:reporter: ... :police: ... :facepalm: ... Yes, I know he's joking.

Taz 12-06-2010 07:41 PM

Ah, he's channeling his inner Bill O'Reilly ... how nice.

'trane 12-08-2010 03:14 PM


WikiLeaks just made the world more repressive









WikiLeaks just made the world more repressive - The Globe and Mail

Bill Haverchuck 12-08-2010 03:27 PM

interesting article, 'trane. It's good to get some balance.

LX 12-08-2010 03:41 PM

The thing that gets me is that the abuses against the Timorese, including shit bordering on genocidal attacks during Suharto's rule (if not outright genocide), basically got a green light by the US. They definitely gave the initial invasion an ok, without which it would not have happened. All for their own strategic interests. And as the abuses grew worse, the US worked very hard to weaken the effect of what was otherwise international condemnation.

So how much of this third most common topic reveals such neglectful aspects as that, as opposed to the kinds of tepid, but benevolent diplomatic confrontations this guy suggests are so intrinsic?


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