Rachel Maddow - Wikileaks Explained

[Joanne98]

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[tridim]

1. Any guesses how the media will try to take out Wikileaks?

If there is a shadow government, no doubt they're pissed, probably scared too.

[lurky]

2. Easy. The next time something really bad happens in Afghanistan,

they will claim it happened because of Wikileaks. Then, they might even get some draconian laws passed which limit our freedoms even more than the "antiterror" crap currently on the books. There is definitely a precedent for it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CounterSpy

[crikkett]

3. I would like to see more stories about the sorry state of affairs that wikileaks exposed

making the story all about wikileaks is a diversion from the real news.

Troops home now.

[defendandprotect]

4. Pentagon now has total control over war news . . . and it works against democracy as we all know --

Thus -- Wikileaks! It was bound to happen --

When the Pentagon controls all the news -- remember them essentially taking over

C-span as well with Gulf War I? -- they create a fascade of respect for themselves

which doesn't exist --

The acceptance of this material - the huge anti-war movement whether acknowledged or not

by our corporate press -- gives lie to what the Pentagon/MIC represent --

AND, SAD TO SAY, WHAT OBAMA IS PUSHING --

Cheers to the Democrats who are standing up against new funding for these wrong, immoral,

brutal and murderous wars which every citizen is paying for!!

Cheers to the courageous leakers!!