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GLASNOST

                                             July 24, 2011



   "Cablegate", p.266/7:                           INSIDE_WIKILEAKS

    "I have even less sympathy for those
    backward-looking defenders of
    nontransparency who are always telling
    the world that some things need to be
    kept secret.  We in the West have a
    long and unworthy tradition of choking
    off attempts at public discussion with
    reference to some 'greater good' that
    needs to be protected."

    "I have yet to hear a convincing
    argument for why this should be the
    case.  I am convinced that citizens
    not only can, but must be burdened
    with the truth.  Why shouldn't the
    German public, for instance, be aware
    that their nation's military is
    involved in a number of wars around
    the world?  Why should people be
    protected from knowing about global
    machinations and problems?  Arguments
    to the contrary are paternalistic,
    elitist bullshit, and I think it's
    very reasonable to fight for
    increased transparency and equal
    access to knowledge for all."

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