Not-so-shocking US War Policy: "Why Counting on Apathy May Not Be Enough":

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Not-so-shocking US War Policy: "Why Counting on Apathy May Not Be Enough":

March 27, 2010, 2:51PM

I blogged about the US government's attack on Wikileaks on March 16, 2010 but the blog attracted few readers. Now that someone of Glenn Greewald's visibility has picked up the story, I hope this post will bring new awareness to this issue and other issues involving the protection of whistle-blowers. Thank you, Imp

From Salon.com:

The war on WikiLeaks and why it matters

By Glenn Greenwald

A newly leaked CIA report prepared earlier this month (.pdf) analyzes how the U.S. Government can best manipulate public opinion in Germany and France -- in order to ensure that those countries continue to fight in Afghanistan. The Report celebrates the fact that the governments of those two nations continue to fight the war in defiance of overwhelming public opinion which opposes it -- so much for all the recent veneration of "consent of the governed" -- and it notes that this is possible due to lack of interest among their citizenry: "Public Apathy Enables Leaders to Ignore Voters," proclaims the title of one section.
But the Report also cites the "fall of the Dutch Government over its troop commitment to Afghanistan" and worries that -- particularly if the "bloody summer in Afghanistan" that many predict takes place -- what happened to the Dutch will spread as a result of the "fragility of European support" for the war. As the truly creepy Report title puts it, the CIA's concern is: "Why Counting on Apathy May Not Be Enough":
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Assange has real guts. My fear is that he'll disappear into the dark one night, under mysterious circumstances.

Posted by anna am
March 27, 2010 8:19 PM | Reply | Permalink

A real possibility. But now that you and I know he exists and what his work represents, we can keep a spotlight on his effort to such an extent that his disappearance might be difficult to explain or ignore.

Unfortunately, his safety is no more certain than that of Karl Rove's IT guru Mike Connell, is it? Poor Mike died in plane crash after it was revealed that a grand jury wanted to have a chat with him. This is what the local medical examiner observed:

Indications are Connell died from massive traumatic injuries. Although the wreckage burned following the crash, Connell’s body wasn’t burned, the spokeswoman said.

If you want to help, donate to Wikileaks. If you don't have money, donate time and research to the site. Another site worth taking a good look at is History Commons. HC is a true 'peoples' history site.

Posted by Impishparrot
March 28, 2010 4:48 AM | Reply | Permalink

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