Putting WikiLeaks in an historical perspective.

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                             WikiLeaks: A battle not the war

WikiLeaks is a battle and not the war. Fought over information, it's an ageless war between those with power and those without. Clearly those charlatans masquerading as statesmen and the clowns dressed as legislators in the Washington Circus would dearly love to put the boots to those who expose them. WikiLeaks contained little new about our widely mistrusted misleaders and the damage was limited to some ruffled feathers and bruised egos. The Leaks weren't news; for who didn't know that that Italian is a philandering buffoon, that the Afghanistan crowd rivals the South Vietnamese in corruption and various venality's, or that we are extending to Pakistan the same largess we gave to Cambodia?   Of course Putin rose to become Czar of the Russian Thugocracy from the bloody cellars of the Lubyanka and remains murderous. As for those whose trust in Saudi Arabia's honesty was shattered, oh well. Aside from reducing catty remarks in diplomatic cocktail parties, the Leaks will have no discernible consequence in 6 months; except for one thing. They do provide a great service to those in public disservice who wish to CYA. It is the monkeys in the Washington Circus who will benefit from the Leaks by way of new laws to shield their incompetence and or corruption. The public loses another battle in the war for the information it needs to govern the Republic.

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also see Mercenaries AKA Private Military Contractors at http://www.saintpeterii.com/blog/?p=417

 Julian Assange is being hung out to dry to cover up the momentous and monstrous consequences of ill advised foreign policy. In an obvious attempt to focus attention away from the results of a foreign policy that has left the country an object of scorn and caused the Arch Bishop of Canterberry to say that America has lost the moral high ground, all fingers are pointing at WikiLeaks. See the article by Andrew Kreig in OPEDNEWS http://www.opednews.com/articles/Whistleblower-Says-Obama-by-Andrew-Kreig-110110-264.html

Authors Bio:
Went to Amherst College where I majored in political science and fine art. I found this to be a good foundation for the citizen editorial cartoon work I currently do, although far from enough. My work in what is called the mental health field with individuals, families, school systems and folks who are economically challenged provided a perspective for my thinking about social issues. I marched in Washington for peace and various other places for civil rights and worked for Sen Gene McCarthy. Later I received MEd and CAGS from The University of Mass at Amherst. My editorial cartoons have appeared in several publications. I am currently writing a proposal for an Citizen Editorial Cartoon section for OEN and an entry for Citizen Editorial Cartoons for Wikipedia. I several cartoon series and have finished a book entitled The Return of Prodigal Son, that tells of the daily doings in Heaven. Those who have read it say it would be a serious mistake to make up your after life itinerary without reading what could be considered the most comprehensive tour guide of contemporary Heaven.