tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post5865300588734163220..comments2024-01-22T04:45:58.881+02:00Comments on Simply Jews: Julian the almighty and WikiLeaks vs AmericaGideonSworthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13951672633294843881noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-84881391649824917502010-12-08T10:04:01.000+02:002010-12-08T10:04:01.000+02:00Another one? Thanks.Another one? Thanks.SnoopyTheGoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-62795040670601912392010-12-08T10:03:16.000+02:002010-12-08T10:03:16.000+02:00Let's hope so at least.Let's hope so at least.SnoopyTheGoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-16516060076403881522010-12-08T02:40:18.000+02:002010-12-08T02:40:18.000+02:00OT: Here is another story out of Russia.
"Len...OT: Here is another story out of Russia.<br />"Lenin Statue Blown Up in Russian Suburb" at <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/12/07/world/main7126172.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.3" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/12/07/world/main7126172.shtml?tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.3</a>David Allnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-86116414906574808632010-12-08T02:32:46.000+02:002010-12-08T02:32:46.000+02:00Snoopy, since Israel is a democracy I like to thin...Snoopy, since Israel is a democracy I like to think that most of the time the truth favors Israel as compared to her authortarian neighbors.David Allnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-45462374248687495842010-12-07T09:36:21.000+02:002010-12-07T09:36:21.000+02:00That true, however the same angle was of benefit t...That true, however the same angle was of benefit to Israel, as some suspicious Tehran bureaucrats pointed out. SnoopyTheGoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-82730451087079439912010-12-07T02:18:50.000+02:002010-12-07T02:18:50.000+02:00The main problem with Wikileaks leaks are that the...The main problem with Wikileaks leaks are that they are embarassing to the US and some of its allies such as Saudi Arabia that quietly want the US and/or Israel to take out Iran's ability to produce nuclear weapons, but do not wish to say so publicly. (I am sure the Saudi King quite regrets his colorful, "cut off the head of the snake" remark concerning Iran!) Also embarrassing is doucments that show just how corrupt the Afghan regime of Karzai is. Not embarrassing, but frightening are the documents which reveal just how spilit between Islamists and pro-Westerners the nuclear armed Pakistani military is.David Allnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-16805949869084026222010-12-06T16:21:16.000+02:002010-12-06T16:21:16.000+02:00Thanks and no worries. I shall take care of the un...Thanks and no worries. I shall take care of the unruly ones.SnoopyTheGoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-19127368477376858032010-12-06T16:11:03.000+02:002010-12-06T16:11:03.000+02:00The 'guest' was noga, of course. I always ...The 'guest' was noga, of course. I always forget to register expecting to be known instantly...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-42697479547534893642010-12-06T16:10:07.000+02:002010-12-06T16:10:07.000+02:00Snoop: I posted a link to this post, twice, on one...Snoop: I posted a link to this post, twice, on one of the threads in The New Republic. So don't be surprised if you get some unexpected callers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-71480046664603252010-12-05T13:15:27.000+02:002010-12-05T13:15:27.000+02:00As it seems to me, Francis was (correctly) arguing...As it seems to me, Francis was (correctly) arguing points that the lady just didn't address, at least not it that piece.SnoopyTheGoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-8955813851061799512010-12-05T11:25:59.000+02:002010-12-05T11:25:59.000+02:00The lady has a point. Paranoia stays remarkably th...The lady has a point. Paranoia stays remarkably the same as it crosses borders and boundaries.<br /><br />So does Francis. Most of this stuff should not have been kept secret. But it would be refreshing, for once, to see the exposers tackle somebody besides the USA. Or do we just have a disproportionate number of traitors willing to help them?Dick Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-71942385283379879572010-12-04T09:54:46.000+02:002010-12-04T09:54:46.000+02:00Francis, I am afraid you are looking at something ...Francis, I am afraid you are looking at something that the Latynina's article is not: i.e. a balanced, see-all-sides-of-the-issue piece.<br /><br />Latynina is a pro-Western independent journalist, which is a rare phenomenon these days. I don't know what she thinks about the WikiLeaks in general, she didn't talk about this in this article. Its main thrusts is Assange, and the portrait she presents is pitiful, but this is besides the point.<br /><br />The point is that in the part I've translated she talks about the expectations of the latest WikiLeaks deliveries vs the results. And I could hardly argue with her general conclusions. You simply don't argue with them, addressing other sides of the issue, such as necessity of a mechanism of WikiLeaks, some details of flawed characters who lead us etc. <br /><br />I am afraid that these are outside of the brief of the part I've translated and, in my opinion, outside of the whole article too.SnoopyTheGoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18234909.post-66839993261390439842010-12-04T00:34:01.000+02:002010-12-04T00:34:01.000+02:00<p>Yulia Latynina has a professional and pol...<p>Yulia Latynina has a professional and political pedigree that warrants respect, but the translated sections of her article on <i>"Julian the Almighty"</i> which you quote do not present the journalist in a particularly good light. I only wish that my comprehension of Russian were better than rudimentary, and I could read Latynina's piece in full.<br /></p><p> <br /></p><p>While the recent outpouring of Wilikeaks do not confirm the sub-Chomskyite prejudices of the lumpen left, they do reveal details of the very human and therefore flawed characters of those who manage our dysfunctional nation-states, whether we live in the democratic west, autocratic Russia or wherever. To that end Wikileaks performs a valuable public service, and acts in defence of the open society.<br /></p><p> <br /></p><p>There have also been some substantial leaks of information on military cock-ups and political incompetence with tragic consequences. It is by no means all bears, woods, popes and catholics stuff, however much Latynina and others find it convenient to portray it thus.<br /></p><p> <br /></p><p>Whatever one thinks about Julian Assange – and my personal opinion of the man has never been high – Wikileaks is not Assange's personal vanity project. It is unfortunate that many in the journalistic and wider media focus unduly on this one individual, and mistakenly label him as the organisation's founder. He isn't.<br /></p><p> <br /></p><p>If Wikileaks goes down as a result of western, eastern or whatever state action, it will likely be back in short order. Preferably under new management, or at least with the old management minus the foppish, itinerant prima donna with whom the politicians and commentariat are currently obsessed.<br /></p>Francis Sedgemorenoreply@blogger.com