Tech/Life

Ever since the beginning of this latest Wikileaks public disclosure of confidential documents, I have been intrigued by not only the prospect of an honest and transparent journalistic organization whose primary concern is the freedom of information that relates to the public, but also by the potential ramifications that such an organization could have on human society within the developed world as a whole. Along with countless others the world over, I have been entranced by this mysterious institution whose every act has been to the ire of big business and the ruling class. As if to intensify my enchantment, at its helm stood a paradigm of our accomplished species, a self-taught polymath turned activist and public relations expert whose every word oozed boundless charisma. But then my research into this enigmatic organization assumed a darker tone as rumors of malice and deception abounded. I learned that some suspected that this group was an illusion created by the very entities that it claimed to despise, a ruse orchestrated by the corporate and governing hierarchy to both justify a restriction of the free dissemination of information embodied by the internet and entrap those willing to expose the corruption of the modern aristocracy by divulging the details of their misconduct. I read about allegations of CIA and Mossad connections; accusations of affiliations with the American tycoon George Soros and his various financial and political interests; and doubts in relation to Wikileaks’ funding and origin, as well as that of it’s ubiquitous representative, Julian Assange. I listened to the anxieties of Alex Jones and Wayne Madsen, Webster Tarpley and John Young. I entertained the thought that this turn of events was just too good to be true, that this apparent miracle of democracy and transparency was just another puppet dancing to a tune.

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