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Deep Dives 20 | The Wikileaks Archive
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Ethically Impossible [Part I]
We'd like to give a big thank you to all the participants in the Deep Dives research challenge. Also, we'd like to thank @abundance.tribe for contributing to the prize pool once again!
We value the original submissions by the researchers, the light they shed on under-reported stories and their dedication to digging into areas that some find controversial or off limits.
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First Prize (250 HIVE)
Cablegate: Regime Change American Style
by @richq11
This fine deep dive covers some of the biggest revelations to come from the Cablegate collection released by Wikileaks which show the true face of the US empire foreign policy and regime change in the Middle East. As @richq11 states:
I also have to admit that on a personal level I find these to be the most compelling as they remove the mask from American foreign policy and the State Department who for decades have been forcing compliance through bullying, blackmail and other dirty deeds. Although it is impossible to cover all 250,000 cables there is certainly enough to shine a light into the murky corners of America empire building.
In 2011, under the guise of protecting the Libyan people from an impending slaughter by their own government, NATO forces lead by the US, France and the UK conducted airstrikes and bombings of the north African country culminating in the capture and public execution of Libya's Colonel Muamaar Gaddafi. At the time, the justification for military intervention by western powers was to prevent a genocide by Muslim extremist groups. This was the story fed to western audiences in the lead up and in the aftermath of the regime change operation. In reality, this was the cover story in order to eliminate a threat to western interests in the region.
The extremist Muslims were inserted by the CIA and MI-6 to topple the Qaddafi administration because he posed a threat to the international bankers by taking Libya off petro-dollars and going on the gold standard. He was a visionary with plans to run a pipeline to bring water to the drought stricken countries of sub-saharan Africa. But his greatest crime was standing against American and European imperialism.
Longtime contributor @richq11 unravels what really happened in Libya in 2011 was the tragic destruction of a prosperous and tolerant nation on the African continent. In many ways, Libya represented a wealthy and independent nation in the region acting outside western hegemonic influence and interests that made it a prime target for US regime change. This piece goes a long way in explaining the real impetus for the overthrowing o Gaddafi and the 'threat' he posed to imperial power.
This is a must read and we encourage our readers to take the time to, not only digest this post, but to also examine the Cablegate archives on the matter that have been laid out here.
Excellent contribution @richq11, congratulations and many thanks for this!
Second Prize (150 HIVE)
Censorship Documented Hypocrisy
by @natepowers
Deep dives 20 saw the return of fellow researcher @natepowers with a piece exploring the duplicity rooted in government. The release of Hillary Clinton's emails were a watershed moment in the 2016 presidential elections which unmasked the true nature of how modern day politics actually function. Campaigns, policies and opinions are carefully crafted to appear to support the will of the people but obscure the con-game that lurks behind closed doors. Drawing from a range of Clinton emails, @natepowers shows how politicians will wrap themselves in causes that help drive forth their agendas on the international stage to gain political advantage. In this case, the notion that the United States will defend internet freedoms, and by extension free speech and political affiliation, of those suffering under repressive regimes.
There is a lot of irony here as the author points out, fast forward a decade and the hard stance in support internet freedoms is spoken only in instances that benefit US foreign policy interests. Currently, it is now the state and US corporations that are expanding internet censorship, deplatforming and silencing of political dissent inside the United States. The president of the United States himself was even suspended by Twitter.
This piece is also a great compliment to @richq11's article on the overthrow of Gaddafi. Clinton's inner circle pontificates about internet freedoms following the Arab Spring and twists it to push for regime change in Libya during the same time period in 2011.
Welcome back @natepowers! Great to have you back on Hive and contributing to #deepdives once again. Congratulations.
*Note: Since there was no third place winner this round, the remaining 100 HIVE will be kept and added to the prize pool for Deep Dives 21.
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