Arthur Silber
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Hardhitting, Dissenting Journalism — Without the Hardhitting, Dissenting Part By Arthur Silber
In a recent essay, I mentioned Matt Taibbi as one of the examples of a phenomenon I call “The Obedient Dissenter,” and said I would be examining that phenomenon in further detail soon. This isn’t that lengthier analysis, but more in the nature of a sneak preview. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Afghanistan Stories 25 July – 8 August, 2010
8 August, 2010 — Wikileaks Afghanistan Stories I have gathered together all the stories Creative-i collected since the release of the Afghanistan emails covering the period 25 July – 8 August, 2010. 8/8/10 – Bradley Manning: An American Hero 6/8/10 – NYT Passes Along Anonymous Denial of Civilian Deaths 6/8/10 – WikiLeaks’ Revelations and their Continue reading
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Wikileaks Afghanistan Latest Stories 3-8 August, 2010
8 August, 2010 — Wikileaks Afghanistan Stories 8/8/10 – Bradley Manning: An American Hero 6/8/10 – NYT Passes Along Anonymous Denial of Civilian Deaths 6/8/10 – WikiLeaks’ Revelations and their Substance By Aurobinda MAHAPATRA (India) 6/8/10 – WHY IS THE US IN AFGHANISTAN – RUSSIA AND CHINA? Wikileaks: The Pakistan connection Pt.3 6/8/10 – CIA Continue reading
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On Wikileaks (III): “We’d like his cooperation…” By Arthur Silber
1 August, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… Within the next few days, I will publish a detailed analysis of the criticisms of Wikileaks and the latest release of Afghanistan documents offered, not by conservative/rightwing bastards like Varadarajan (discussed in the last section of this article), but by what we might call the “radical left.” Continue reading
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Wikileaks, Resistance, Genuine Heroes, and Breaking the Goddamned Rules (II) By Arthur Silber
29 July, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… Life and Death in the Obedience Culture I have sometimes described America today as an “obedience culture.” The phrase refers to the fact that, beneath the specifics of the largely pointless debates on any topic you care to name, those who purport to speak on behalf of Continue reading
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Wikileaks, Resistance, Genuine Heroes, and Breaking the Goddamned Rules (I) By Arthur Silber
27 July, 2010 — Once Upon a Time… The other day, I offered some observations about the Wikileaks story and the latest release of a huge number of documents. My comments were focused very narrowly: I wanted to highlight the great heroism of those who run Wikileaks and are otherwise involved in these continuing leaks Continue reading
The New Dark Age 