US Intell planned to destroy Wikileaks

[Peter Presland]

Liberals Smear Wikileaks

More reason for my despair at any prospect of worthwhile, activist induced change that reduces the Machiavellian unaccountability of power. Violent revolution isn't much use either since it has always replaced one form of despotism with another. It's human nature that remains the problem.

No sooner does an apparently worthwhile undertaking start to achieve some traction than it is targeted in the myriad ways illustrated in that article. It's founders reveal their human ambition and weakness for personal aggrandisement; those who might otherwise assist it are affronted by and jealous of it's 'success'; it's natural opponents (ie the nexus of established power) go on the offensive with all the deception, surveillance and propaganda assets and capabilities at their disposal. The result is co-option, compromise or destruction - and the cycle starts again.

Some personal observations:

Julian assange's clear love of the limelight; his publicity seeking is a big turn-off for me. I can understand him using it as a form of self-protection - which is probably needed - but he gives the appearance of taunting 'Authority' and seeking confrontation. That IMHO is a trait which a project like WikiLeaks could do without.

I don't think John Young is Jealous either - much less 'demented'. He does his thing doggedly and without fanfare and the world needs more like him IMO. He nailed the potential weaknesses of WikiLeaks in observations published on DPF a while back.

As for the political activist Left generally; well, what can I say? They really are no better than their right-wing counterparts. Just Sheeple - useful tools for those who hold real power - and very little else. The Left will support war for 'humanitarian intervention' purposes, or to emancipate the women of Afghanistan - that sort of ludicrous crap. The Right will support war to 'go after the terrorists' and its derivatives - equal crap. And all the while they both remain oblivious to the real purposes of their Lords and Masters - after all America's (UK France Germany - whatever nationality you like) purpose is to do good in the world. Mass perception and understanding of the what is going on really is childlike in its gross naivete. If only, IF ONLY those stupid dark-skinned foreigners would just see things our enlightened way we wouldn't have to go on killing them any more would we? It's all their fault so there! -stamps foot - 'we've got to destroy the city in order to save it' as some messianic warrior once opined (Vietnam war era as I recall). When it comes to the exercise of power, things really do not change