WikiLeaks: Demystifying "Diplomacy"

Submitted by Anna on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 11:05

Norman Solomon
November 29, 2010

Compared to the kind of secret cables that WikiLeaks has just shared with the world, everyday public statements from government officials are exercises in make-believe.

In a democracy, people have a right to know what their government is actually doing. In a pseudo-democracy, a bunch of fairy tales from high places will do the trick.

Diplomatic facades routinely masquerade as realities. But sometimes the mask slips—for all the world to see—and that’s what just happened with the humongous leak of State Department cables.

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