Obviously that statement could be an entire class at any major university around the world.
Julian Assange is currently in prison because he either believes that statement or just likes to make waves.
My question for Mr. Assange is...."if you had information regarding a secret terrorist mission or information about a public act of terror that was previously committed......would you reveal the information to the public and to the authorities?"
I'm pretty sure it's suppose to works both ways.
Right now the citizens of the United States of America don't really seem to care about information that can ruin their day. Unlike the Viet-Nam era when EVERYTHING seemed to be revealed EVERYDAY, we get very little information (especially visual) regarding situations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
A Neo-Illumination comes to mind....."Happiness might be based on much truth one can ignore."
Journalists have a job to do.......and that job is to collect information. The employers of journalist have a job to do......and that job is to present the gathered information to the public.
It seems that Julian Assange is doing the work that should be done.
Those who don't agree probably have reasons why they disagree and that's the basis of a debate.
Which side of the debate are you on? If you don't know who Julian Assange is.....then you definitely subscribe to the above Neo-Illumination....and to you I say.....Happy Holidays and get back to your shopping.
I say........How can a judge deny Julian Assange bail? Release the man and let the debate begin.
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Robert Reich's new book is called "Aftershock" and contains some rather important information and statistics that ought to be remembered.
He also writes a Blog
http://robertreich.org/ which is interesting for any previous Secretary of Labor...especially one who served under Bill Clinton.....which just happens to be the most successful adminstration regarding economic factors....since the Dwight Eisenhower years.
I heard him talking yesterday on NPR about capital accumulation and growth.
The wealthy vs the non-wealthy is seriously out of whack and the parallels between 1928 and 2007 are indeed scary.
I highly suggest you buy his new book and read his blog on a regular basis.
Again...it's one of those information issues and trying to fully understand the economics of our current time period is a detailed and laborious adventure.
If one treats information as a class then one can leave the class behind on a regular basis and go about the normal chores of trying to be a happy and productive citizen.
This class on information gathering is officially over and out.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
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