This is a TED talk. Many homeschoolers are familiar with TED talks, mostly because Sir Ken Robinson keeps nattering on about schools killing creativity on TED & therefore, homeschoolers love to watch Sir Ken's videos.
So, here on TED, is Julian Assange explaining WikiLeaks. (warning: there is brief footage of the Apache attack in Baghdad which kills Reuters staffers, among others.)
Noam Chomsky says WikiLeaks Cables Reveal "Profound Hatred for Democracy on the Part of Our Political Leadership". Many do not know that Noam Chomsky was involved in helping release secret Pentagon papers regarding the Vietnam War. Government whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg got help from Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn to release the documents.
"We should understand -- and the Pentagon Papers is another case in point -- that one of the major reasons for government secrecy is to protect the government from its own population. In the Pentagon Papers, for example, there was one volume -- the negotiations volume -- which might have had a bearing on ongoing activities and Daniel Ellsberg withheld that. That came out a little bit later. If you look at the papers themselves, there are things Americans should have known that others did not want them to know. And as far as I can tell, from what I’ve seen here, pretty much the same is true. In fact, the current leaks are -- what I’ve seen, at least -- primarily interesting because of what they tell us about how the diplomatic service works."
transcript of Noam Chomsky's discussion of wikileaks
video of the discussion
Essential Reading: chapters.indigo.ca: Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media: Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky: Books
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