TimmyH
Wikileaks to expose Hugo Chavez
September 23rd 2008 03:18
Wikileaks originally began with a mission to publish secretive documents from “oppressive regimes in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East."
But in reality it has been better known for going after Swiss banks, scientists and most recently, Hugo Chavez.
Selling site secrets at auction has become popular with news services. The intention being, that analytical researchers will be attracted to sites like Wikileaks.
The site is currently accepting bids during the auction of a treasure trove of emails from a senior aide to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Although the content is not yet known, bidders are expecting to find some juicy information.
Reputable news services, mostly run by print newspapers (which are branded as inherently reliable), are outraged that information going to the highest bidder will mean a restriction of access by the general public.
Wikileaks has suggested that this will have no impact because “reputable” news services don’t take the time to sift through pages of documents.
The results could have interesting implications for online news and freedom of information.
Read more below…
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Wikileaks
But in reality it has been better known for going after Swiss banks, scientists and most recently, Hugo Chavez.
Selling site secrets at auction has become popular with news services. The intention being, that analytical researchers will be attracted to sites like Wikileaks.
The site is currently accepting bids during the auction of a treasure trove of emails from a senior aide to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Although the content is not yet known, bidders are expecting to find some juicy information.
Reputable news services, mostly run by print newspapers (which are branded as inherently reliable), are outraged that information going to the highest bidder will mean a restriction of access by the general public.
Wikileaks has suggested that this will have no impact because “reputable” news services don’t take the time to sift through pages of documents.
The results could have interesting implications for online news and freedom of information.
Read more below…
Really Long Link
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all he ever did was incite the masses to revolution!'
It's probably the CIA behind all this, and Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld, and Margaret Thatcher, and George Bush's dog...