The US Empire is Wikileaking

[Arraya]

http://my.firedoglake.com/marcos/2010/12/03/the-us-empire-is-wikileaking/
As the American empire transitions from the role of unitary superpower it has held since the demise of the Soviet Union, American elites strive to maintain the appearances of political, economic and military dominance—full spectrum–upon which such status is predicated. But as the second shoe finally drops signifying the end of the Cold War era, the reluctance of Americans to challenge the consolidation of power by the Imperial elite now underway stands in stark contrast to the willingness of many elsewhere to put themselves on the line to resist such a dismal outcome that bodes tremendous consequences far from American shores.

Into the gap provided by a complacent domestic populace created by shifting of investment from education to cultural propaganda which has effectively bred us into Lippman’s “bewildered herd” falls an emerging equivalent of an International Solidarity Movement for the Liberation (or at least Neutralization) of the American Empire. That which this nation of timid couch potatoes cannot do for ourselves is being done for us by others and I applaud them.

Empires succeed so long as their prerogatives are perceived to be inviolable economically, militarily and politically. George W. Bush’s greatest crime against the American consensus as deemed by liberals had been his diminishing of US prestige on all three fronts. Obama’s continuing along Bush’s trajectory has not changed this, yet liberals remain silent. A significant consequence of the Wikileaks project read as part of a solidarity movement is to delegitimize the US as a counterparty, as a trusted partner, in all dealings economic, military and political. This demolition of credibility on the three pillars of international legitimacy portends the death of a thousand cuts to the base of Empire and should be cheered and encouraged from the comfort of our couches and broadband connections. Click “like.”

Economically, the US has officially abandoned its domestic economic project in favor of the juiced up financial and military sectors. But the rest of the world offers scant comfort for the excesses of both. The key lesson from the meltdown in the Eurozone is that the safety net works and that casino capitalism does not. France and Germany are weathering the storm better than Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain (PIIGS) within the Euro context due to this. The price for populations resident in states which have been unfortunate enough to have failed to learn the lesson of the danger of casting one’s national lot with Austrian and Chicago school economics and continue to put the state as inviolable guarantor of private sector debt will be a long term of hard labor within what appears to be the Euro equivalent of an IMF austerity dungeon.

[XBoxBoy]

While we’re on the topic of wikileaks….

Seems that paypal has cut their funding pipeline.

I particularly like the comparison at the end between wikileaks, the washington post and ny times.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/paypal-wikileaks/

[XBoxBoy]

While we’re on the topic of wikileaks….

Seems that paypal has cut their funding pipeline.

I particularly like the comparison at the end between wikileaks, the washington post and ny times.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/paypal-wikileaks/

[XBoxBoy]

While we’re on the topic of wikileaks….

Seems that paypal has cut their funding pipeline.

I particularly like the comparison at the end between wikileaks, the washington post and ny times.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/paypal-wikileaks/

[XBoxBoy]

While we’re on the topic of wikileaks….

Seems that paypal has cut their funding pipeline.

I particularly like the comparison at the end between wikileaks, the washington post and ny times.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/paypal-wikileaks/

[XBoxBoy]

While we’re on the topic of wikileaks….

Seems that paypal has cut their funding pipeline.

I particularly like the comparison at the end between wikileaks, the washington post and ny times.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/paypal-wikileaks/

[Arraya]

Interesting last line:

Bin Laden had identified the correct targets but used the wrong weapons. Assange has corrected for bin Laden’s operational error and has deployed a far more effective weapon of choice, one that we must all hope will be more effective.

[Arraya]

Interesting last line:

Bin Laden had identified the correct targets but used the wrong weapons. Assange has corrected for bin Laden’s operational error and has deployed a far more effective weapon of choice, one that we must all hope will be more effective.

[Arraya]

Interesting last line:

Bin Laden had identified the correct targets but used the wrong weapons. Assange has corrected for bin Laden’s operational error and has deployed a far more effective weapon of choice, one that we must all hope will be more effective.

[Arraya]

Interesting last line:

Bin Laden had identified the correct targets but used the wrong weapons. Assange has corrected for bin Laden’s operational error and has deployed a far more effective weapon of choice, one that we must all hope will be more effective.

[Arraya]

Interesting last line:

Bin Laden had identified the correct targets but used the wrong weapons. Assange has corrected for bin Laden’s operational error and has deployed a far more effective weapon of choice, one that we must all hope will be more effective.

[NotCranky]

[quote=XBoxBoy]While we’re on the topic of wikileaks….

Seems that paypal has cut their funding pipeline.

I particularly like the comparison at the end between wikileaks, the washington post and ny times.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/paypal-wikileaks/%5B/quote%5D
Yes, that was an interesting comparision. BTW, I mostly retract my concern that Wikileaks is working with national propaganda agents. I won’t say the same for the NYT or WP yet.

[NotCranky]

[quote=XBoxBoy]While we’re on the topic of wikileaks….

Seems that paypal has cut their funding pipeline.

I particularly like the comparison at the end between wikileaks, the washington post and ny times.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/paypal-wikileaks/%5B/quote%5D
Yes, that was an interesting comparision. BTW, I mostly retract my concern that Wikileaks is working with national propaganda agents. I won’t say the same for the NYT or WP yet.

[NotCranky]

[quote=XBoxBoy]While we’re on the topic of wikileaks….

Seems that paypal has cut their funding pipeline.

I particularly like the comparison at the end between wikileaks, the washington post and ny times.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/paypal-wikileaks/%5B/quote%5D
Yes, that was an interesting comparision. BTW, I mostly retract my concern that Wikileaks is working with national propaganda agents. I won’t say the same for the NYT or WP yet.

[NotCranky]

[quote=XBoxBoy]While we’re on the topic of wikileaks….

Seems that paypal has cut their funding pipeline.

I particularly like the comparison at the end between wikileaks, the washington post and ny times.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/paypal-wikileaks/%5B/quote%5D
Yes, that was an interesting comparision. BTW, I mostly retract my concern that Wikileaks is working with national propaganda agents. I won’t say the same for the NYT or WP yet.

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