Glenn Greenwald: Massive Gitmo WikiLeaks Disclosure; U.S. Media Presentation Bias "Stark, Revealing"

[Hissyspit]

http://mobile.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/04/25/guantanamo/index.html

MON, 25 APR 2011 03:26:00 ET

Newly leaked documents show the ongoing travesty of Guantanamo
A massive WikiLeaks disclosure sheds new light on the lack of credible evidence against detainees

BY GLENN GREENWALD

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The documents reveal vast new information about these detainees and, in particular, the shoddy and unreliable nature of the “evidence” used (both before and now) to justify their due-process-free detentions. There are several points worth noting about all this:

(1) Given that multiple media outlets have just published huge amounts of classified information, it is more difficult than ever to distinguish between WikiLeaks and, say, the NYT or the Post under the law. How could anyone possibly justify prosecuting WikiLeaks for disseminating classified information while not prosecuting these newspapers who have done exactly the same thing? If Dianne Feinstein, the DOJ and Newt Gingrich are eager to prosecute WikiLeaks for “espionage” – and they are – how can that not also sweep up these media outlets?

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(3) The difference among the various newspapers in how these leaks are being presented is stark, predictable and revealing. The Guardian emphasizes exactly what is most important about these documents: how oppressive is this American detention system, how unreliable the evidence is on which the accusations are based, and how so many people were put in cages for years without any justification:

On its front page, the Telegraph trumpets the “more than 150 innocent people held at the U.S. prison." The NYT, by stark contrast, emphasizes how Dangerous and Menacing these Evil Terrorists are shown to be (while at least noting underneath that many were held without cause):

[snot]

1. K&R'd.

Go, Glenn!

[mmonk]

2. Here is the article he mentions by Marcy Wheeler.

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2011/04/23/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf/">From Empty Wheel. I will be listening tonight to her and others concerning the latest on Manning.

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. This part's worth thinking really hard about:

>>Those condemning these disclosures – consisting of the now-familiar union of Bush neocons and the hardest-core Obama followers – are saying, in essence, that it would be far better if we had remained ignorant about the extreme unreliability of the “evidence” justifying these detentions, and that it would be preferable if the evidence showing the extreme injustice of continuing to imprison people there without so much as charging them with any crimes continued to be concealed.>>>>>


It's hard to believe that anyone here *really* thinks these kinds of ... errhhhh... "state secrets" should "continue to be concealed."

Come on, now.


K and R

[gratuitous]

8. Oh, they're here all right

There are indeed folks here at DU who think that we proles deserve nothing more than what our overlords give us. Who get quite upset that anyone might doubt the inerrant word of our military and its intelligence apparatus. And who no doubt make assiduous notes about just who here would take the word of the grieving survivors of a robot attack over the official pronouncements of those who fired the missiles.

[xchrom]

4. Recommend

[malaise]

5. K &R for truth n/t

[Luminous Animal]

6. The U.S. military and government responds (with bullshit)...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/world/guantanamo-files-us-government-statement.html?_r=2

“It is unfortunate that The New York Times and other news organizations have made the decision to publish numerous documents obtained illegally by Wikileaks concerning the Guantanamo detention facility. These documents contain classified information about current and former GTMO detainees, and we strongly condemn the leaking of this sensitive information.

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“Both the previous and the current Administrations have made every effort to act with the utmost care and diligence in transferring detainees from Guantanamo. The previous Administration transferred 537 detainees; to date, the current Administration has transferred 67. Both Administrations have made the protection of American citizens the top priority and we are concerned that the disclosure of these documents could be damaging to those efforts. That said, we will continue to work with allies and partners around the world to mitigate threats to the U.S. and other countries and to work toward the ultimate closure of the Guantanamo detention facility, consistent with good security practices and our values as a nation.”


When is Holder going to hint at a grand jury investigation into the NY Times?

[Luminous Animal]

13. Catapulting the propaganda, the military blames Wikileaks even though the NY Times

received the cables from another source.

http://twitter.com/#!/PentagonPresSec/status/62531762345091072

Thx to Wikileaks we spent Easter weekend dealing w/NYT & other news orgs publishing leaked classified GTMO docs http://1.usa.gov/fWbGED

[bvar22]

7. Land of the Free, Home of the Brave,

Blah, Blah, Blah.




Who will STAND and FIGHT for THIS American Majority?
"By their WORKS you will know them,"

[Better Believe It]

9. K & R

[Solly Mack]

10. K&R

[Luminous Animal]

11. Kick.

[marmar]

12. I just watched another prime example of it on WGN News a few moments ago.....

..... they reported on the WikiLeaks drop, but only on reports that more attacks were being planned after 9/11. Nothing about this.

[mmonk]

14. They are doing their duty which isn't journalism.

[freshwest]

15. Thanks, excellent. Liberal media my foot.

[Major Hogwash]

16. Did the NYT include another graphic of the terrorist's cave dwellings? Ya know, like the Batcave.

Complete with batcomputers, and batdevices of mass destruction near the batcycle and batmobile.

[amyrose2712]

17. K&R^100000000