One of the greatest gifts that punk rock gave me was an open mind that will always question authority! Besides listening to music that stood against the status quo, in the 80’s, punks of my generation took actions against the powers of corruption. As I have gotten older, my fight for justice has only intensified. This is why I stand behind the actions of WikiLeaks and agree with their actions to promote real free speech and freedom of information! The BBC made a very thought-provoking documentary called WikiLeaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower that breaks down the worldwide effects of this group’s actions. The scariest part of the film is when one ex-government official said that Bradley Manning should be executed for his whistleblowing because he committed treason. While watching this documentary, I could not stop thinking about the hypocrisy that we all live under, and that many people really do believe that America is the home of the free. Check out WikiLeaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower and ask yourself were do you stand!
Richard Bilton uncovers a struggle at the heart of US diplomacy between the ideals of freedom and spreading democracy, and the ruthless demands of American security and narrow self-interest. He examines what the WikiLeaks cables reveal about America’s conflicted dealings with Egypt’s deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak, and shows how US diplomats in Cairo missed warning signs that revolution in Egypt was coming. And he details the moral tension in US diplomacy brought about by America’s controversial War on Terror. Using the cables, Richard uncovers the moral compromises made by America’s diplomats over the repatriation of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, and he shows the secret US efforts to block investigations into alleged CIA rendition and abuse.
In the second of two programmes about American diplomacy and the leaked US embassy cables, Richard Bilton examines what the cables reveal about how America handles its enemies and rivals.
Tardoo Ayua
April 17, 2013 at 11:51 am
America Is Evil