,
n recent weeks there has been a great deal of discussion in the media regarding whistle-blower Edward Snowdon.
Snowdon,
leaked NSA (National Security Agency) documents that reveal the mass
surveillance of all American citizens, that reflected the US goverment
is snooping into private communications, not only that, they are not
alone, GCHQ In London has also been shown to be involved in same
illegal practice in UK.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order
It
has become apparent that the documents leaked by Snowdon reveal that
the surveillance doesn't stop there, it transpires that the USA via the
NSA and its subsidiary agencies are spying on not only those considered
to be their enemies or a danger to the United States, but it reveals
they are also spying on their allies.
Now, I am not
saying or implying this should be a surprise to us, its the 21st
century, we know governments spy on us, we know also know they spy on
each other, we seen it on James Bond films, we joked about it ,we
laughed out loud about it...
However what concern me is
the rhetoric surrounding all of these recent, and indeed, not so recent
leaks, and the treatment of whistle-blowers as a result of leaks, and
not only that, but the responses we get from goverment, the media, and
indeed the public, in regard of the whole leaking buisness.
I
am not, and have never been what is regarded as a academic, I was a
straight C student, perhaps because my mother was big on the Common
sense approach to everything.
"Look at the evidence, add, divide and subtracts" she would tell me,
"
Apply Common sense, think about it logically, don't jump to
conclusions, think it over, reflect and then think it over again, before
you decide what you think the evidence suggests, before you commit to a
decision/conclusion"
Now to be fair, there ain't a
great deal of time for that in many instances, certainly not in the exam
room, which may account for the "C" grade study results,
However
regarding the whistle-blower issues of late, and of the not so of late
leaks, I'v done a lot of thinking on the subject, I'v coupled that with
my own experience of justice and informing officialdom of poor /mal
practice and unlawful behaviors and the reactions to this I personally
received, as well as comparing it to other similar situations in regard
to the subject of other people I have spoken to, or witnessed the
treatment of, and without this blog turning into a novelette I shall try
and present my arguments & conclusions in the most simple terms
I can,( though I warn you, it won't be short in terms of blog content)
I
shall endeavor to keep it simple because basically, we get enough
complicated explanations from the experts representing goverment and
their allies, as they put as complicated a spin on it as possible,
perhaps to confuse the average man or woman who either doesn't
understand the technical terminology, or even the subject matter, and
end up with a, it doesn't affect me so I don't care, attitude, when
they really should care cos it really does affect them.
When it comes to the technicalities of cyder spying, espionage and the likes, I personally don't get it,
its
complicated to me, and thus I either get bored and give up or pissed
off with terminology, I am just like most people in this regard, I
don't get IT, and thus think fuck it, and give up.
BUT... this is important shit, so I will try to explain my views on it in simple terms, with Common sense,
in order to reach a conclusion that lets simpletons like me understand
why its so fucking relevant and important, and why we should all be
sitting up, paying attention and speaking up for the whistle-blowers who
are, by and large Common folks just like us.
I'm
old enough to remember the "tapes what tapes?" scandal that rocked the
world when the Nixon Watergate affair broke in the media.
I
was 10years old , too young to pay much attention to what it was all
about, but old enough to remember the media coverage, hype and
discussions it provoked, and the impact it had as it unfolded and played
out.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/president-richard-nixon-and-the-watergate-scandal.html
http://www.history.com/topics/watergate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal
Suffice
to say, back then it was thought by many that such like things didn't
happen couldn't happen, & that western governments and their
representatives were the pillars of society and thus would not involve
in illegal behaviors and activities.
Many were outraged
at the very idea, others said it was a dirty communist plan set up to
bring down the good and great American goverment, and others, perhaps
having had their own experiences, or insider insight of the corrupt
behaviors and dirt that the good, bad and ugly in goverment get up to,
shook their heads but remained silent, maybe even a little fearful of
reprisals or impact on their own personal private & indeed
comercial affairs,
Cos for those who are brave enough to take on & expose the not so honorably and noble guardians of nations, there are always reprisals and high costs to pay both financially and personally, as the wrath of the so called, mighty defend their pack & pact.
See Martin Niemöller: "First they came for the Socialists..."
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007392
BUT THAT WAS THEN... I am dealing with NOW...
Today Pfc Bradley Manning a 25 year old American soldier is on trial for leaking classified information to the public.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/06/leak/
Manning
was arrested in may 2010 in Iraq on suspicion of having passed
classified material to the website WikiLeaks. This information included
documents that have come to be known as the Iraq war logs, The
Afghanistan war logs; the collateral murder video & the
diplomatic cables.
http://wikileaks.org/irq/
http://wikileaks.org/afg/
http://youtu.be/5rXPrfnU3G0
http://wikileaks.org/cablegate.html
The
25-year-old Manning has said he did not believe the more than 700,000
battlefield reports, diplomatic cables and video clips he leaked while
working as an intelligence analyst in Baghdad would hurt national
security.
Prosecutors want to convict him of aiding the enemy, which carries a potential life sentence.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/11/bradley-manning-wikileaks-trial-prosecution
The
American goverment has claimed that Manning, by releasing this
information, has put life's of Americans at risk, and in a press
release 2010 following the exposure of the diplomatic cables that
exposed corrupt behaviors & mal practices by diplomats &
various goverment & associated personnel & officials,
Hilary Clinton made the following statement.
"
the united stated strongly condemn the disclosure of classified
information, it puts people lives in danger, threatens our national
security & undermines our efforts to work with other countries
to solve shared problems.
This
administration is advancing a robust foreign policy, that is focused on
advancing American's national interests, and leading the world in
solving the most complex challenges of our time, from fixing the global
economy, to thwarting international terrorism, to stopping the spread of
catastrophic weapons to advancing human rights & universal
values, in every country and every region of the world we are working
with partners to pursue these aims, so lets be clear, this disclosure is
not just n attack on America's foreign policy interests, it is an
attack on the intentional community, the alliances and partnerships ,
the conversations and negotiations that safeguard global security and
advance ecconomic prosperity, I am confident, that the Obama
administration has worked so hard to build will withstand this
challenge. The president and I have made these partnerships a priority,
and we are proud of the progress they have helped achieve, and they will
remain at the center of our efforts.
I will not comment on or
what are alleged to be stolen state department cables, but I can say
that the united states deeply regrets the disclosure of any information
that was intended to be confidential, including private discussions
between counterparts or diplomats personal assessments and observation. I
want to make clear that our official foreign policy is not set through
these messages but here in Washington, our policy is a matter of public
record as reflected in our statements and our actions around the world.
I
would also add that to the American people and to our friends and
partners, I want you to know we are taking aggressive steps to hold
responsible those who stole this information.
I have directed
that specific action be taken at the state department in addition to new
security safeguards at the department of defense and elsewhere to
protect state department information so this kind of breach cannot and
does not ever happen again.
Relations between governments aren't the only concern by the publication of this material.
Us
diplomats meet with local human rights workers, journalists, religious
leaders and others outside of governments who offer their own candid
insights, these conversations also depend on trust and confidence, for
example if an anti corruption activist shares information about official
misconduct, or a social worker passes along documentation about sexual
violence revealing that persons identity could have serious
repercussions imprisonment torture even death,
so, whatever are
the motives in disseminating these documents it is clear that releasing
them poses real risks to real people and often to the very people who
have dedicated their own lives to protecting others.
Now, I'm
aware that some might mistakenly applause those responsible, though I
want to set the record straight, there is nothing laudable about
endangering innocent people and there is nothing about sabotaging the
peaceful relations between nations on which our common security depends.
There
have been examples in history in which official conduct has been made
public in the name of exposing wrong doings or misdeeds, this is not one
of those cases.
In contrast what is being put on display in
this cash of documents is the fact that American diplomats are doing the
work we expect them to do, they are helping identify and prevent
conflicts before they start, they are working hard everyday to solve
serious practical problems to secure dangerous materials , to fight
international crime, to assist human rights defenders, to restore our
alliances to insure global ecconomic stability, this is the role America
plays in the world , this is the role our diplomats play in serving
America, and it should make everyone of us proud.
The work of our diplomats doesn't just benefit Americans, but also billions of others around the globe.
In
addition to endangering particular individuals disclosures like these
tare at the fabric of the proper function of responsible goverment.
People
of good faith understand the need for sensitive diplomatic
communications both to protect the national interest and the global
common interest. Every country including the united states must be able
to have candid conversation about the people and nations with whom they
deal, and every country including the united states must be able to have
honest private dialogue about issues of common concern, I know that
diplomats around the world share this view, but this is not unique to
diplomacy in every profession whither is law or journalism , finance or
medicine or academia or running a small buisness people rely on
confidential communications to do their jobs, we count on the space of
trust that confidentiality provides, when someone breaches that trust we
are all worse off for it.And so, despite some of the rhetoric we have
heard these past few days confidential communications do not run counter
to the public interest, they are fundamental to our ability to serve
the public interest.
In America we welcome genuine debates about
pressing questions of public policy, we have elections about them, that
is one of the greatest strengths about our democracy, it is a part of
who we are and it is a priority of this administration, but stealing
confidential documents and then releasing them without regard for the
consequences does not serve the public good and it is not the way to
engage in a healthy debate.
In the past few days I have spoken to
my counter parts around the world, and we have all agreed that we will
continue to focus on the issues and tasks at hand. In that spirit
president Obama and I remain committed
to productive cooperation with our partners as we seek to build a better more prosperous world for all.
http://youtu.be/CM39yvQojak
Lets
now consider the content of this speech and some of the evidence we are
aware of that has come to light since 2010, in regard of
whistle-blowers, Bradley Manning and others like him,and the position of
those who bring to the public the information they leak, journalist
like, Julian Assange & his organization Wikileaks, Glen
Greenwald and Jeremy Hammond as well as others like them, doing what
their professional remit requires of them as journalist, bringing to the
pubic news of public interest and public concern,
“Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed: everything else is public relations.” (George Orwell)
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/77244-journalism-is-printing-what-someone-else-does-not-want-printed
Since
Clinton made the above statement in 2010, there has been no evidence to
collaborate that the documents leaked by Bradley Manning has put lives
at risk, and a military judge overseeing the trail of Manning has
refused to allow the defense to cite evidence that reflect that internal
goverment reviews have found the leak caused minimum damage,
contradicting prosecutors contention Manning harmed national security
and aided US foes" The judge said the impact of the leak is irrelevant
to Manning's case.
The judge also rejected a defense
request to present testimony from United Nations rapporteur Juan Mendez
who says the united states treatment of Manning may amount to torture.
.
http://youtu.be/r6qqeFeFLwA
On this point I will say for now only, that this suggest that the Manning trial is unfair, as evidence is being suppressed, in favor of the prosecution, and reflects bias in the judiciary process regarding the presentation of evidence that would allow fair and balanced assessment of the fact pertaining to the case.
In
addition to these points, these actions by the judge, also stand to
reflect that the disclosed information in regard of the Manning leaks,
have not put life's at risk. According to an internal review by
goverment officials which contradicts the statement by Hilary Clinton,
and in addition, the evidence offered by Juan Mendez, which is widely
available on the internet, reflects that in this case, it is Manning
who has been put at risk of harm & danger by the US goverment
& Us military.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/12/bradley-manning-cruel-inhuman-treatment-unhttp://rt.com/usa/bradley-manning-torture-un-727/
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/schedule/1
Human Rights Act 1998
Article 3 right to prohibition of torture.
Article 6 right to a fair trial.
,Article 7 right to no punishment without law.
Article 14 prohibition of discrimination.
yet, this is collaborated when Clinton states;
" I want you to know we are taking aggressive steps to hold responsible those who stole this information."
There
is no question that the torture or abusive treatment of a military
private awaiting trial reflects aggressive steps are being taken to
influance the trial and behaviors of those giving evidence against the
goverment in this case, or that the prospect of being a recipient of
torture or abusive treatment could be regarded as a deterrent or threat
of reprisals to others who may seek to expose mal practice by officials
or agencies in the future.
Nor is it in the public's
interest that these sort of threats by goverment on prospective
whistle-blowers is acceptable, because if governments are allowed to
suppress or oppress the free flow of information that serves in the
public interest to safeguard the public from harm, we are no longer
dealing with a free or democratic society, but by dictatorial
governance which operates by means of tyranny.
Not omitting that it is also in complete contrast to Article 17 & 18 of The Human Rights act 1998,
& Amendments 6, 10,14,15,of the US Constitution & protocols of the Geneva Convention.
http://e-human-rights-act/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Conventions
It
could be suggested, that for decades the public has been reliant on
writers & film makers, journalists and artists to be the
conveyors of public interest stories and information.
http://youtu.be/XO-Y8wNwbuA
http://youtu.be/9A26WOvkMzo
It has been with them that the task of policing the overlords and hierarchies, and holding them accountable has been laid.
This
task, which carries a heavy load of responsibility, is only possible
when they are able to exercise their right to freedom of speech
& expression, without which we are back to the practice of
tyranny, dictatorial goverment and oppressed societies.
In
my efforts to consider and analysis the content of the speech noted
previously by Hilary Clinton, as well as, goverment behaviors and
actions that are reflected in it,...
(with the common sense
approach that my mum recommended when considering evidence and reaching
conclusions in regard of, any case... ) I broke down the content of the
speech into sections in order to look at the whole picture of goverment
spin on corruption, war crimes, surveillance and how whistle-blowers
have come to be treated as criminals, as opposed to private citizens or
public servants exposing wrong doing & or mal practice that is
in the public interest and that the pubic should be aware of, in order
to ensure public safety.
I asked myself a number of primary questions, which have additional secondary elements attached that I have addressed.
Always
baring in mind, that once upon a time, being a whistle-blower was
deemed a courageous and noble thing to do, as it served the public
interest & therefore greater good of communities and society as
whole.
I shall now go through that break down of the speech & address the questions I asked myself,
with my assessment of each, and conclusions reached before summarizing my final overall conclusion.
"
the united stated strongly condemn the disclosure of classified
information, it puts people lives in danger, threatens our national
security & undermines our efforts to work with other countries
to solve shared problems
Question 1. (A) What is classified information ?
(B) What is the relevance of information being classified ?
(C) How does this relate to c1. individuals?
c2. buisness?
c3. Nation states.?
answer 1 (A)
Classified
information is sensitive information to which access is restricted by
law or regulation to particular classes of persons as is defined by
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_information
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/classified+information defined it thus-
Official
information that has been determined to require, in the interests of
national security, protection against unauthorized disclosure and which
has been so designated.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
answer 1 c1.
Classified
information incorporates more than this by the definition of most
people, and would include issues related to the private and personal
information of all citizens as divined by human rights act article 8 Right to respect for private live.
1.c2
This
would be further extended to incorporate certain issues related to
buisness & professional protocols & conduct and include
issues of medical confidentiality's, legal confidentiality and of
course religious confidentiality.
1.3.
Which
leads on to the wider issues concerning what deems information
& data confidential on a national basis, and as such, who does
that concern in whose best interest is it to be aware of what it
contains, who ultimately pays the wages of, and on whose behalf is the
data collection controller working for, which in a democratic society is
the citizen electors, who pay the taxes, that pay the salary of those
making the decisions on their behalf.
answer1(B)
The relevance of information being classified relates very much to article 8,5 & 14 of The Human Rights Act 1998 and issues related to the Geneva Convention 12th August 1949
that protects the wounded and sick in armed forces in the field;
wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of armed forces at sea; prisoners
of war; and civilians who find themselves under the rule of a foreign
power in the event of international conflict.
This
leads to the presumption also, that the four original treaties of the
Geneva Convention extends to protect personal protection from harm,
safety & security of person to individuals citizens everywhere.
As individuals the relevance of the right to personal & family live would seem obvious in relation to
dignity and indeed often religious dictated believes in relation to the individual self.
Some
might argue that some of the areas that this would relate to are
socially constructed elements influenced by religious dictate, and also
vary dependent on cultural believe, none the less they have for
centuries been a part of mans emotional & mental phyci and thus
it is widely and generally accepted that they are applicable, and since
the abolition of slavery, are accepted norms around which most laws are
based.
Therefore as individuals & adults we we
would expect our medical records to be private unless authorization by
the individual concerned be given, for disclosure in relation to
a. Health related issues & or guardianship responsibilities.
b. Essential and relevant file sharing issues in relation to social health or care issues.
c. Issues related to Right of attorney or regal representation.
d. Issues related to mental health act
e. Article 9,10,12,& 14 represent the areas that the rights to a private & personal life
would expect to be covered as of the generally accepted issues which
permission for disclosure of information would be expected to
be required in relation to confidentiality.
All of these issues are also protected by Data protection acts and laws like,
The Privacy Act of 1974 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_Act_of_1974
and The data Protection act 1998 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/contents
It
has been argued since it was proposed that the DPA is complected, and
that whilst basic principles are seen to be honored for protecting
privacy, this has been reflected to show this is not the case in
reality.
And examples of this would be represented by;
The Leverson inquiry and issues related to corrupt behaviors with in the police force, media and goverment.
http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/
The
Jimmy Saville pedophilia inquiry that shows patients in Dartmoor
hospital were being abused while in the states care with what would
appear to suggest the knowledge of officials.
http://www.wlmht.nhs.uk/bm/broadmoor-hospital/jimmy-savile-investigation/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/oct/24/mp-inquiry-paedophile-link-parliament
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/10/pope-paedophile-priests-cover-up
It
has been reported that many companies organizations and individuals are
both unsure of the rules that apply and additionally, are unaware of
the aims, content and principles of the DPA thus, it can be reflected to
show that these failure surrounding data protection by government
agencies and its representatives put individual and communities at risk
of not only mal practice but risk to personal & community
safety.
It is also prevalent to remember that issues related to the misuse of power are closely associated in relation to abuse to the right to private and personal life,
and abuses and violations of this right is often seen to reflected in
relation to emotional and mental abuses, blackmail, Bribery &
conspiracy or cohesion to act unlawfully in relation to both private and
buisness practice.
In regard of confidentiality the question becomes, at least to me, even more of a philosophical & ethical conundrum...
which evolves thus,
If
in democratic society the goverment is the representative of the
peoples choice to act on their behalf, and in line with the consensus of
the majority,
Information they seek and collect on behalf of the
people, in the pretext of defense should not, in itself, give rise or
reason to cause threat or harm to the people,in relation to their
actions, and behaviors, in respect of communications of citizens at home
or abroad.
In line with the assumption that most
democratic societies conform to principles often based in religious
doctrines that dictate we should practice ethical and cultural
tolerance,that we should, if it harms none, respect the boundaries of
personal, comercial and national privacy and agreements within the
sphere
to peacefully conduct our lives free and safe from harm,a
nd then the question becomes, why is it that then their is such a thing
as espionage/ spying, at all?
It is fair to suggest that the masses are aware that governments spy on them and on each other.
In
areas of national security we learn about it often from James Bond
films, we make jokes about it, laugh out loud, do impressions of spy
like stereotyped characters, and revel in films like "Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy", "The man who knew to much", "The spy who came in from the cold".
we
tell our self's its exaggerated to make a good film and that its not
that bad in real live, but the fact remains that since the days before
the cold war we the masses are aware that spy's exist, that governments spy on each other under the pretext of national defense and safety and in fairness as a result of historical records that reflect nations have had just cause to distrust each other resulting from hostile actions and behaviors against them usually in the name of power and glory.
Which
it could be said reflects issues relating to the types of actions and
behaviors that determine what contributes to "threaten national security
& undermine efforts to work with other countries to solve
shared problems."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/gallery/2013/apr/13/10-best-real-life-spies#/?picture=407009328&index=9
"This
administration is advancing a robust foreign policy, that is focused on
advancing American's national interests, and leading the world in
solving the most complex challenges of our time, from fixing the global
economy, to thwarting international terrorism, to stopping the spread of
catastrophic weapons to advancing human rights & universal
values, in every country and every region of the world we are working
with partners to pursue these aims, so lets be clear, this disclosure is
not just n attack on America's foreign policy interests, it is an
attack on the intentional community, the alliances and partnerships"
question 2 What are a nations national / international interests.?
question 3 What are the complex challenges of our time?
question 4 What is terrorism and additionally international terrorist?
question 5 What are catastrophic weapons?
question 6 What are human rights & universal values?
question 7 What is the biggest threat to international community?
question 8 What attracks are being perpetrated on the international community and by who?
answer question 2
It would seem apparent to most, that a nations interest are the health
& social being of its citizens and therefore their communities,
services, and the ecconomic ability & stability that enables
these services and health and social needs to be met.
A healthy nation is a wealthy nation.
This would include services such as education, health & front-line services,
ecological
& maintenance services in regard of travel & infra
structure, the national grid (power & energy services) &
including housing & road, food cultivation/farming &
agriculture /manufacturing.
Commercial & financial services & industry.
answer question 3
It would be fair to suggest that the effects of climate change aside,
the most complex challenges of our time are the issues of international
trust, temperance, transparency & tolerance in public, legal
& judiciary and buisness practice.
These
virtues in practice then allow for advancing human rights &
universal values, in every country and every region of the world
that
accomodate the pursuit of forming international cooperation and aid in
all aspects of trade, communication, integration, development and
ecconomic growth, that enable safe, stable communities and nations to
flourish, which in turn would see the elimination of the spread of
catastrophic weapons, international terrorism & a reduction on
international crime, that in turn would help to contribute to the fixing
of the global economy as well as in time, eradicating the fundamental
issues behaviors and actions that inflame global wars and prevent
peace.
answer question 4 Terrorism is defined as
The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. by
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_terrorism
and accordingly defined by http://www.thefreedictionary.com/terrorism
The
unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an
organized group against people or property with the intention of
intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological
or political reasons.
I would personally define it as
the infliction of abusive, threatening discriminative and or cohesive
behavior & actions by individuals or groups on other individual
or groups.
This could be represented by children bullying a
peer in respect of any of the subjects listed in anti discrimination
legislation, or teachers, mentor on children, or employers on employees.
It
would be represented by members of religious or political or other
organizations, using positions of power and influance in order to invoke
fear or retribution by pressure of status or position on others, and
this would include that of goverment representatives and agencies on an
international scale.
answer question 5 The official line to define catastrophic weapons, would I suggest be,
Weapons of mass destruction, in particular nuclear weapons, and include chemical weapons.
The
official line that would designate what a chemical weapon is would
probably be refined and reduced to include generally & primarily
on chemical weapons that had a lethal and deadly impact via air-born
& respiratory transmission, and severe physical impact on
nervous system and or dermatological conditions.
It would
rarely be seen to include chemicals, or poisons that impact on
individuals via pharmaceutical medications used in drug addiction
& treatment, or drug treatments that pertain to behavior
modification treatments used to treat mental health disorders, and other
medical conditions, however is is known that these types of
pharmaceutical chemical have been used in not only experimental
conditions, but as aids to torture techniques, used in many war like
scenario, and evidence of this can be found in not only historical
records related to the concentration camps and experiments of Nazi
Germany.
During World War II, a number of German
physicians conducted painful and often deadly experiments on thousands
of concentration camp prisoners without their consent, http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005168
and
there is plenty of evidence that support in other period from history,
hierarchy's used drugs or poisons with addictive properties to control
the behaviors and actions of there subversives or slaves and this
extended, and is evident in the use of food, a basic need to human
survival, being used as a means of controlling slaves and subservient
not only as a means of excerpting power, but also as an incitement to
comply by the slave or subservient.
This could easily
be recognized as being practiced in the NOW by corporations and
businesses involved in stock piling foods and grains and other
commodities in order to manipulate prices. As wells as that which is
implicated by the manipulation of food via GM ( genetic modification)
http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/cereal-prices-soar-as-the-government-stockpiles-grain/1/194749.html
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-626-x/11-626-x2013027-eng.htm
http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/is-monsanto-the-worlds-most-evil-corporation.aspx#axzz2XqwwCrJM
http://youtu.be/yEaBMebnicw
Further more, it should be recognized that the manipulation of financial institutions is also linked
in
relation to food, fossil fuel and precious stones metals and
elementals, and it has long been recognized that trading within these
sectors are reputed to be thwart with corruption, extortion &
politically motivated gang war & terrorism.
Thanks
to information provide by whistle-blowers & various media
reports the public was informed in regard of the Libor banking scandal.
This scandal clearly reflected the extent of corrupt behaviors &
malpractice linking goverment & to financial markets as well as
reflecting the injustice and divisions in the treatment of criminal
perpetrators of these white collar crimes in comparison to the treatment
of citizen criminals among the ordinary populous.
Although the
organizations received fines & were made to pay back monies
individual bankers and associates committing these crimes were not
subject of criminal court proceedings , imprisonment or justice.
http://www.ft.com/indepth/libor-scandal
http://www.ibtimes.com/libor-scandal-update-us-uk-prosecutors-preparing-file-criminal-cases-against-former-barclays-1295943
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/everything-is-rigged-the-biggest-financial-scandal-yet-20130425
http://youtu.be/OwP7OGq68eo
http://youtu.be/R0PkXPRUvP0
http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Barclays_Bank_gags_Guardian_over_leaked_memos_detailing_offshore_tax_scam,_16_Mar_2009
answer question 6
Issues
related to the definition of what human rights and universal values
have been divined by previous questions answered, and universal values,
its fair to suggest, that by any measure it is widely accepted that
amongst the majority of the international masses people generally aspire
to the attainment of international peace and ability to feel safe and
security within, not only our property and our streets and communities
but in the global arena.
To be able to participate in contributing
to our communities through secure employment with fair working
conditions and pay scales.
To be able to feel assured that we can
provide for the needs of our families in safe risk free working and
social conditions fee from harm or risk to people or indeed environment.
To
be able to pursue trading and social iterations with global communities
that secure the development and safe economical growth of our
communities and nations for future generations.
Free from aggressive behaviors or actions that threaten international relationships, alliances and
free flow of essential live sustaining substances or commodities or stocks.
answer question 7
The biggest threat to international communities is, and has historically been proven to be,
the
consistent inability of those representing leadership and governance to
implement the fundamental principles related to issues, I determine as
the big 5.
Temperance,Truth Transparency Tolerance & Talk.
I believe these are the core foundations that pave the way to attaining world peace and international security.
Indeed,
I would go as far as extending that to inter Galactican security in as
much as, our determination as mankind is also dependent on the
sustainability of the planet,
the planet is dependent on the ecological system ,
and thus is dependent on all species that exist within it,
this is further dependent on atmospheric and climatic influences
&
natural elemental forces like weather & climate to extraction
and interferences with the planet in relation to extractions of both
Fosse fuels and other natural resources seen to have comercial or
otherwise valued properties.
answer question 8
In
recent year evidence has come to prove that the biggest attacks on the
international community are being perpetrated by the very people elected
and entrusted with the purpose of protecting the very core principle
that equate to the articles of the human rights act and treaties
determined in the Geneva convention.
It could also be
shown to reflect that these abuses of power are being ruthlessly
propagated & financed through further abuse of corporate
leverage & cohesion.
And that corruption, mal practice and
flagrant abuses of power and status are being used to manipulate
individuals, businesses, organizations & financial institutions
to the detriment of the global masses and further to suppress the rights
of the people to be informed in relation to issues of public interest
and concern which puts them at risk of danger harm and life.
http://youtu.be/rRwCJdkjcrw
http://youtu.be/e6sTCIJLEKI
http://youtu.be/lb87WEL9kTw
http://youtu.be/GXneZbgXQWI
http://youtu.be/qMB0OHX3ne
http://youtu.be/LFTyjca3BME
It
appears clear from Hilary Clinton's statement of 2010 that the American
goverment do not intend to make accountable to the public those guilty
of wrong doings and mal practice,.
There have been
examples in history in which official conduct has been made public in
the name of exposing wrong doings or misdeeds, this is not one of those
cases.
Recent events and cases related to the treatment
of journalist and political activist & citizen journalist
& whistle-blowers, clearly reflects this is supported by
incidents related to the increase of arrests of journalist globally
& treatment they receive.
The treatment of Bradley
Manning, Julian Assange, Jeremy Hammond, Arron Swartz, Michael
Hastings, Nabeel Rajaab, and many others, now including Ed Snowdon , who
are being subjected to harsh legal struggles & treatment by
goverment in league with the judiciary, against injustice for informing
the public, of the crimes against humanity being perpetrated by
governments in partnership with big corporations and financial
institutions,& it is these individuals named who are endeavoring
to safeguard the global community by making the global community aware
of the injustices, corruptions and mal practices being perpetrated
against them.
http://www.bradleymanning.org/
http://justice4assange.com/
http://freejeremy.net/
http://www.aaronsw.com/ http://gawker.com/5975889/the-death-of-aaron-swartz-and-the-new-hacker-crackdown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
http://disinfo.com/2013/06/conspiracy-theories-surrounding-journalist-michael-hastingss-death-grow/
http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/don-t-forget-nabeel-rajab-don-t-forget-basic-rights-bahrainis-2013-03-22
It
is also clear that the message that whistle-blowers journalists,
citizen journalist, activist and ordinary citizens are reporting
indicate that American & UK goverment along with their partners
and so called allies are taking aggressive steps to hold responsible
those who stole this information.
It would also appear evident that it is these aggressive steps by goverment & sum of the so called diplomats that are sabotaging
the progress of international relationships economically, &
socially and undermining the development growth and safety of nations
and citizens, while those who are rightfully informing the public of the inconsistencies, inequalities inadequacies corruption & crimes against humanity
being perpetrated by goverment are being oppressed &
suppressed, tortured , murdered and imprisoned, as government collude to
prevent the truth getting out.
There is no doubt in my mind that the truth is now out there
as to the issues that undermine global relations & economic and
personal prosperity, nor can their now be any doubt about public record
of the US, UK other States powers around the world in relation to
conduct.
The leaked documents related to Prism &
mass surveillance of private information screams games a bogy in a
echoing scream, http://youtu.be/WaT9UXg0U8E
The
Collateral murder video and Wikleaks documents revel the extent of
illegal activities being conducted by goverment and military personal
that equate to war crimes and crimes against humanity
.http://youtu.be/5rXPrfnU3G0
All of these issue reflect back at us what is preventing advances in ecconomic prosperity and security.
In conclusion, I suggest that as Hilary Clinton states
"when someone breaches that trust, we are all worse off for it. "
She
is completely correct, and the records, documents, and all other
evidence presented & reflected shows that the US goverment in
partnership with the UK and other alliance partners have blatantly and
flagrantly been proven to have breached these trusts, as well as most,
if not all of the articles pertaining to the human rights act, and as a
result should be held accountable through legal and due process pathways
in line with the rights of the global masses who they claim to
represent and work for.
And so, despite some of the rhetoric we have heard confidential communications do not run counter
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