12-12-2013, 09:49 AM
The obvious symbiotic relationship:
But why would you turn over all those documents to just one journalist? This shows a lack of judgement on Snowden's part, imo. Very, very disappointing that most of this stuff is now lost to us.
This, however, also suggests that the British governments arrest of Greenwald's partner at Heathrow airport, may have been used to pressure Greenwald into accepting this deal?
Not least, it also reflects very, very badly on the The Guardian, who have led the world in publishing lots of articles on the Snowden revelations.
We now also know that the vast bulk of material they had available to them, wasn't published, indeed it was effectively censored according to discussions with the authorities. This means that those stories that did appear, were effectively sanctioned by the US and British governments, doesn't it? All that howling and gnashing of teeth by both governments over the published revelations was flummery and stagecraft - eclipsing the real deal done behind closed doors.
Hats off to Sybil for breaking this.
Quote:Billionaires are as obliged as financial services to cooperate with governments in order to protect their wealth and to guard against excessive taxation, expropriation, confiscation, prosecution, stigmatization and exclusion from government contracts. Cooperation with governments is essential for wealth accumulation, the greater the wealth the greater the cooperation… Whistleblowing on the whistleblowing industry is overdue, but that will take courage and ingenuity to avoid appearing to have been taken over by those expecting to avoid full disclosure.
But why would you turn over all those documents to just one journalist? This shows a lack of judgement on Snowden's part, imo. Very, very disappointing that most of this stuff is now lost to us.
This, however, also suggests that the British governments arrest of Greenwald's partner at Heathrow airport, may have been used to pressure Greenwald into accepting this deal?
Not least, it also reflects very, very badly on the The Guardian, who have led the world in publishing lots of articles on the Snowden revelations.
We now also know that the vast bulk of material they had available to them, wasn't published, indeed it was effectively censored according to discussions with the authorities. This means that those stories that did appear, were effectively sanctioned by the US and British governments, doesn't it? All that howling and gnashing of teeth by both governments over the published revelations was flummery and stagecraft - eclipsing the real deal done behind closed doors.
Hats off to Sybil for breaking this.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14