Obvious to the least-wizened observer.
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Posted on 11/26/2010 9:03:46 PM PST by FromLori
Classified U.S. diplomatic cables reporting corruption allegations against foreign governments and leaders are expected in official documents that WikiLeaks plans to release soon, sources said Wednesday.
The whistle-blowing website said on its Twitter feed this week its next release would be seven times larger than the collection of roughly 400,000 Pentagon reports related to the Iraq war which it made public in October.
Three sources familiar with the State Department cables held by WikiLeaks say the corruption allegations in them are major enough to cause serious embarrassment for foreign governments and politicians named in them.
They said the release was expected next week, but could come earlier.
The detailed, candid reporting by U.S. diplomats also may create foreign policy complications for the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, the sources said.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnews.canoe.ca ...
Rule 27:
corruption allegations = government employees
Any questions?
These leaks are coming right out of the Oval Office.
They mean to destroy this country.
A competent government would have taken that guy down long ago, along with his website. He should be cold toast by now.
“These leaks are coming right out of the Oval Office. They mean to destroy this country.”
I can’t think of why a team wasn’t sent to clean this idiot up, unless it is that you are correct. The release of classified documents to the public should be met with the same thing that should meet anyone trying to destroy us, sudden termination. Unless they are Muslims, of course.
Obvious to the least-wizened observer.
“Obvious to the least-wizened observer.”
What’s a bashful bladder got to do with it?
Putin might not be amused this time however...
“Putin might not be amused this time however...”
True. Amazing what the POtuS usurper has been able to accomplish in such a short time. Putin is probably going to sit out any controversy until we sign away our nuke rights in exchange for ... nothing.
Do these liberals realize how much these releases actually progresses the reality of total global war?
In all likelihood, the answer is “Yes!”
May be the end game is to shut down the internet and radio show.
It seems that fits Saul Alinsky Rules For Radicals
Rule 9: The threat is more terrifying than the thing itself. When Alinsky leaked word that large numbers of poor people were going to tie up the washrooms of O’Hare Airport, Chicago city authorities quickly agreed to act on a longstanding commitment to a ghetto organization. They imagined the mayhem as thousands of passengers poured off airplanes to discover every washroom occupied. Then they imagined the international embarrassment and the damage to the city’s reputation.
At this point, it’s probably well beyond one guy. Even if Assange were “neutralized” tomorrow, all this stuff is online and already in the ether. It’s not like Assange has all these files in his closet somewhere and we can send some Delta team to go get them. Someone just had to press send and the deed was done.
HAVE YOU USED A RULE fOR RADICALS TODAY?
Here it is, the liberals guide for political warfare as developed by Saul Alinsky. Read them , learn them and apply them daily. Beat the socialist with their own game!
RULE 1: “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources - money and people. “Have-Nots” must build power from flesh and blood. (These are two things of which there is a plentiful supply. Government and corporations always have a difficult time appealing to people, and usually do so almost exclusively with economic arguments.)
RULE 2: “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. (Organizations under attack wonder why radicals don’t address the “real” issues. This is why. They avoid things with which they have no knowledge.)
RULE 3: “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. (This happens all the time. Watch how many organizations under attack are blind-sided by seemingly irrelevant arguments that they are then forced to address.)
RULE 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. (This is a serious rule. The besieged entity’s very credibility and reputation is at stake, because if activists catch it lying or not living up to its commitments, they can continue to chip away at the damage.)
RULE 5: “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions. (Pretty crude, rude and mean, huh? They want to create anger and fear.)
RULE 6: “A good tactic is one your people enjoy.” They’ll keep doing it without urging and come back to do more. They’re doing their thing, and will even suggest better ones. (Radical activists, in this sense, are no different that any other human being. We all avoid “un-fun” activities, and but we revel at and enjoy the ones that work and bring results.)
RULE 7: “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.” Don’t become old news. (Even radical activists get bored. So to keep them excited and involved, organizers are constantly coming up with new tactics.)
RULE 8: “Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)
RULE 9: “The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.” Imagination and ego can dream up many more consequences than any activist. (Perception is reality. Large organizations always prepare a worst-case scenario, something that may be furthest from the activists’ minds. The upshot is that the organization will expend enormous time and energy, creating in its own collective mind the direst of conclusions. The possibilities can easily poison the mind and result in demoralization.)
RULE 10: “If you push a negative hard enough, it will push through and become a positive.” Violence from the other side can win the public to your side because the public sympathizes with the underdog. (Unions used this tactic. Peaceful [albeit loud] demonstrations during the heyday of unions in the early to mid-20th Century incurred management’s wrath, often in the form of violence that eventually brought public sympathy to their side.)
RULE 11: “The price of a successful attack is a constructive alternative.” Never let the enemy score points because you’re caught without a solution to the problem. (Old saw: If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. Activist organizations have an agenda, and their strategy is to hold a place at the table, to be given a forum to wield their power. So, they have to have a compromise solution.)
RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)
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Alinsky vs-Sun Tzu; how ancient strategy can be used against the liberal left
. . . . Article, then # 3 , # 12 , # 14.
Imminent dictatorship? Apparently uncontested.
They might not want to PI$$ off Putin. He has a different set of rules and could care less about Fairness.
You are correct... someone is keeping these traitors protected... someone that has that kind of power is allowing this to happen.
LLS
I believe this is a means to appease the radical left who demanded trials for Bush and Cheney.
If something comes out that creates a groundswell for a trial, great. If not, it will further embarass the United States and foster its demise quickly.
Either way, the most anti-American liberals get some red meat.
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