06.12.11
Get to see Blinky
Wikiwars: The Mission of Julian Assange aired on CNN this weekend.
It was narrated by an ex-Navy SEAL named Kaj who looks like a wimp, one on the small side, with vaseline in his hair.
It contains no revelations being entirely a rehash of old news. Watch it if you want to see Nick Davies of the Guardian and Adrian Lamo, the ex-criminal hacker snitch who turned in Bradley Manning.
Lamo appears in a trench coat. Between that and an obvious nervous tic which manifests as weird blinking before the camera, he’s a sight. If you need someone who genuinely looks the part of a squealer for a budget movie or tv show, Lamo is someone to consider. (It can’t be ruled out that this was all stagily contrived.)
CNN digs up a US military man to interpret the Collateral Murder video and the damage Assange has allegedly done to the US. He’s so wan and obviously from stock upright military man talent booking you won’t be able to remember the guy’s name or what he said. Except that WiliLeaks is bad.
Footage of Newt Gingrich, looking like a hippo, calling Assange an information terrorist is aired.
Ironically, the special aired the weekend news broke that the US wants to make Internet-in-suitcases available to nations where the citizens wish to revolt against their leaders. This is being done using the argument that transparency is critical in giving voice to those who wish to shed light on their corrupt governments.
Wikiwars — not recommended.