On the sixth anniversary of the first infamous "Cablegate" by WikiLeaks, when it releases its first batch of sensitive US files, on November 28 2010, it has expanded its Public Library of US Diplomacy (PLUSD) with 531,525 new diplomatic cables from 1979.
In a statement to coincide with the release of the cables, known as "Carter Cables III", Mr Assange explained how events which unfolded in 1979, had begun a series of events that led to the rise of ISIS.
He said: "If any year could be said to be the "year zero" of our modern era, 1979 is it."
Mr Assange said a decision by the CIA, together with Saudi Arabia, to plough billions of dollars into arming the Mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan to tackle the Soviet Union, had led to the creation of terror group al-Qaeda.
This, in turn, he said led to the 9/11 terror strikes, the invasion of Afghanhistan and Iraq by the US, and the creation of ISIS.
Source: Express.co.uk
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 29 2016, @06:10PM
Wikileaks used to tell us things that were (a) secret and (b) meaningful.
Miss those days...
I don't.
Who died and made Assange God?
The value of the leaks (even early on, when they embarrassed an administration I despised almost as much as I despite the incoming one) was questionable, and a lot of damage done for no real value. In stark contrast to Snowden, whose leaks, like them or not, actually resulted in some (though not enough) real change in Silicone Valley and Washington.
Wikileaks is trying to restore its ruined reputation following its role in the US elections, and the monster Assange personally helped elect. I would like to say I find it hard to believe people would be stupid enough to buy into it, but after the results of this last elections, I no longer feel there is a lower limit to human stupidity, both among otherwise technically savvy people, and the population at large.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 29 2016, @06:34PM
Silicon Valley is where the high tech firms are. Silicone Valley is the L.A. area. That's where all the fake boobs are (both literally and figuratively).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 30 2016, @02:04PM
Silicone Valley? Is that some locale filled with porn startups and plastic surgeons?