posted on Oct, 15 2010 @ 08:07 AM
It seems as if Wikileak's "leaks", never really does anything other than rattle some feathers and maybe garners the organization a little bit of
street cred. I actually think Wikileaks does far more bad than good, because it makes the general public believe that there is at least a little bit
of transparency, whether intentional or not. People tend to think that the documents and videos leaked, are the worst of the worst and that this is
all government is up to, especially with the way the organization hypes these "leaks". People tend to falsely believe that if the government was up
to worse, we would know about it, thanks to Wikileaks. Add that to the collective short term memory of the public, and the dots are never connected.
I'm even starting to think that Wikileaks could be a ruse, as a disinformation or distraction campaign, designed to corral dissention and fool the
public. They could be getting authentic information to give Wikileaks a little bit of street cred with the public, while the much bigger issues go
quietly under the rug. They even seem to publicly oppose it, then work with Wikileaks to wash the information. At the very least, the government could
be purposefully leaking false information or even true information with false details.
Think about it, if the government really want to discredit Wikileaks, all they would have to do is set up a few false leaks covertly and then later
debunk them or at least debunk a few details. Then, anything that Wikileaks puts out, would be questioned and the media could easily cite the debunked
information to question their credibility. The fact that the government has not yet done that, makes me wonder and only adds credence to the notion
that Wikileaks may simply be a front for disinformation or distraction.
If I had to call it right now, I would definitely er on the side of caution and call the organization a disinformation campaign. That's my opinion
anyway.
--airspoon