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The "Technological Revolution" involves two major based upon speculation. Many nations around the geopolitical developments. The first is that as world, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, technology advances, systems of mass communication are pointing to the western nations as engaging in a rapidly accelerate and the world's people are able to —_ covert propaganda campaign aimed at creating disunity engage in instant communication with one another and between states and allies. Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and gain access to information from around the world. In it | Afghanistan have made such claims. It is no surprise lies the potential—and ultimately a central source—of a hat most of these nations, particularly Iran, are targets massive global political awakening. Simultaneously, the of US imperial policy. However, since the WikiLeaks Technological Revolution has allowed elites to redirect releases speak heavily and negatively about Iran, and control society in ways never before imagined, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, China, Venezuela, etc., potentially culminating in a global scientific | one must remember that these are diplomatic cables dictatorship, as many have warned of since the early —_ and represent the opinions and beliefs of the diplomatic decades of the 20th century. The potential for establishment, a social group which is historically and controlling the masses has never been so great, as presently deeply enmeshed in and submissive to elite science unleashes the power of genetics, biometrics, | ideology and methodology. If all the information they surveillance and new forms of modern eugenics, come up with are rumours, conjectures and repeated implemented by a scientific elite equipped with systems alking points, that is what will be seen in the of psycho-social control. diplomatic cables. Indeed, that is exactly the case. Brzezinski's analysis of the The cables are full of rumours "global political awakening" is and unsupported allegations. useful because of his So naturally, they would targe’ reoesensation of 35 the] For those who view ff ese spec naslons interests everywhere. Thus, WikiLeaks as a conspiracy significant by American people should view the concept or plot asa psy-op of imperial interests—and this ) of the global political awakening . . would explain why there would as the greatest potential hope for some kind...there is simply be far less information on Israe humanity and that it should be . . and other allied nations. This advanced and aided—as no evidence for It thus far. is why it seems to me tha opposed 0 Brzezinski's these cables are authentic. perspective that it should be They seem to represent the controlled and suppressed. reality of the "diplomatic socia Brzezinski posits that to address this new global — group", and thus they are a vivid exploration in the "challenge" to entrenched powers, particularly nation- study of imperialism. We have been given the states that cannot sufficiently address the increasingly | opportunity to see the "communications" of imperia non-pliant populations and populist demands, what is diplomacy. It is in this that we are presented with an required is "increasingly supranational cooperation, incredible opportunity. actively promoted by the United States". In other Further, in regards to many Middle Eastern and Asian words, Brzezinski favours an increased and expanded _ nations framing WikiLeaks as a “western plot", as critica "internationalisation", not surprising considering that hinkers we must take note of the geopolitical reality o he laid the intellectual foundations of the Trilateral he global political awakening. All states are self- Commission. interested: that is the nature of a state. Elites all over he world are aware of the reality and potential politica Conceptualising WikiLeaks power of the global political awakening and thus seek to I feel that WikiLeaks must be conceptualised within — suppress it or co-opt its potential. States (such as Iran our understanding of this geopolitical reality which we — which are often viewed by the critical press as "targets" find ourselves in today. There is, of course, logic behind of western imperial powers may seek to use this power the automatic scepticism and suspicion about o their own advantage. They may attempt to steer the WikiLeaks from the alternative media; however, they global awakening and the alternative media to their also risk losing an incredible opportunity presented by avour, which gives them political power. But the WikiLeaks, not only to reach more people with alternative media must not pick sides in terms of global important information but to better inform that — elites and power structures: we must remain critical of information itself. all sides and all actors. For those who view WikiLeaks as a conspiracy or plot, WikiLeaks is receiving an incredible readership and is as a psy-op of some kind, while indeed these things reaching out to new audiences, globally and in the have taken place in the past, there is simply no evidence American homeland itself, and to the youth of the for it thus far. Every examination of this concept is world. People's perceptions are beginning to change on WikiLeaks as a conspiracy or plot, as a psy-op of some kind...there is simply no evidence for it thus far. Conceptualising WikiLeaks I feel that WikiLeaks must be conceptualised within our understanding of this geopolitical reality which we find ourselves in today. There is, of course, logic behind the automatic scepticism and suspicion about WikiLeaks from the alternative media; however, they also risk losing an incredible opportunity presented by WikiLeaks, not only to reach more people with important information but to better inform that information itself. For those who view WikiLeaks as a conspiracy or plot, as a psy-op of some kind, while indeed these things have taken place in the past, there is simply no evidence for it thus far. Every examination of this concept is NEXUS ° 17 For those who view FEBRUARY - MARCH 2011 www.nexusmagazine.com