A winner's truth

[jotsy]

Found an essay this morning by Julian Assange published in Common Dreams.

<http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/12/07-1>

A couple of snippets.

...WikiLeaks coined a new type of journalism: scientific journalism. We work with other media outlets to bring people the news, but also to prove it is true. Scientific journalism allows you to read a news story, then to click online to see the original document it is based on. That way you can judge for yourself: Is the story true? Did the journalist report it accurately?


...Every time WikiLeaks publishes the truth about abuses committed by US agencies, Australian politicians chant a provably false chorus with the State Department: "You'll risk lives! National security! You'll endanger troops!" Then they say there is nothing of importance in what WikiLeaks publishes. It can't be both. Which is it?

It is neither. WikiLeaks has a four-year publishing history. During that time we have changed whole governments, but not a single person, as far as anyone is aware, has been harmed. But the US , with Australian government connivance, has killed thousands in the past few months alone.

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The people who have broken the rules and belong in jail are out dancing in the streets while this man who would set light to truth is put behind bars. I thought justice too powerful a concept to be turned on its ear, I can see I was mistaken.
I'm fond of saying man as machine is not merry in the making, guess we're happy exploring how to be monsters in human form.

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, jotsy.