I want to get this up for consideration, as it makes sense to me. Thom Hartmann, the liberal radio chatterbox, has speculated that the financial attacks on Wikileaks did not start until the group announced that they had collected a large cache of documents on a Wall Street bank, thought to be the Bank of America. The day after that announcement, in short order, Amazon, PayPal, VISA, Mastercard and others pulled the plug.
PayPal’s vice president, Osama Bedier, says that it pulled out on advice from the U.S. State Department. P.J. Crowley of the State Department denied that, saying they had no communication with PayPal.
Someone is obviously lying, and my initial gut reaction was that it must be the State Department. Everyone lies all the time about everything – that’s not my concern. But consider the possibilities:
PP telling truth, SD lying: This would mean that the U.S. government is orchestrating the attack on Wikileaks. Since Wikileaks has committed no crime, this is tyranny.
PP lying, SD telling truth: This would mean that the attack on Wikileaks is orchestrated from another source, possibly Wall Street, and Hartmann’s speculation factors in.
PP and SD both telling the truth: This would indicate a scam or covert operation against PayPal.
PP and SD both lying: This is unlikely but would indicate a covert operation with involvement by both PP and SD.
Wikileaks is doing important work, and I find it hard to imagine how they can be stopped short of executions and imprisonment. That would really expose our government’s true nature. As it stands, however, and totally out of the blue, a huge blow has been struck for freedom of speech. That the guy that did it is in jail? Read history. Rights are never given. They are taken, and it usually requires force. (The only exception I know of to this rule – a peaceful transition from tyranny to representative government, was the fall of the Soviet Union. Factor that into your thinking, report back.)
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