Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Former MI6 Chief Credits WikiLeaks With Helping Spark Revolutions


Posted by Soulskill  

from the powder-kegs-need-not-apply dept.
EnergyScholar writes"Sir Richard Dearlove, former Intelligence Chief of MI6, credits WikiLeaks with helping spark revolutions in the Middle East, in (what was supposed to be) an off-the-record speech. 'I would definitely draw parallels at the moment between the wave of political unrest which is sweeping through the Middle East in a very exciting and rather extraordinary fashion and also the WikiLeaks phenomenon. Really, what ties these two events together, and of course a number of other events, is the diffusion of power, away from the states and the empowerment of individuals, and small groups of individuals, by technology,' he said."

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