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Remember as well that some of us in "foreign countries" want some oversight of the U.S. as well. I sometimes joke that we're second-class citizens, much like i
by GFischer 16y ago
Remember as well that some of us in "foreign countries" want some oversight of the U.S. as well.
I sometimes joke that we're second-class citizens, much like in Rome (1) - we're affected by what the U.S. decides (as a kind of "world government"), but we cannot vote on it.
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_citizenship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_citizenship
- alnayyir 16y agoThe "[don't] violate the sovereignty of our allies and friends." clause covers your concerns. I'm not advocating US unilateralism. Your comment was apropos of nothing in what I said. Your rhetoric is misplaced.
- GFischer 16y agoSorry, I didn't want to sound that way. What I wanted to convey is that Wikileaks is interesting for people outside the U.S. that are not necessarily enemies of the U.S. I don't know which organization should provide some oversight, I guess the United Nations would be the closest (despite it being a bloated bureaucracy, it does manage some useful activities sometimes)
- alnayyir 16y agoI'd rather see that kind of oversight facility independent of the United Nations. Interesting is a pretty shallow rationale for what's being done. They have an agenda and I'm not going to pretend Wikileaks is some kind of openness nerd savior. I had hoped they were the counter-balance I was seeking, but it's clear from the manipulation of releases and footage that Wikileaks is hellbent on attacking the US and its allies.