Former MI6 Chief Credits WikiLeaks With Helping Spark Revolutions

Posted by Soulskill on Monday March 7, 2011 @05:02PM 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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Re:USA next! by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-07 17:21 · Score: 0, Funny

If only it would have a similar effect in the USA.
Slim chances... the USA population is quite dense, you know? The diffusion rate is thus very slow, the pressure will have to mount much higher.
Re:wtf? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-07 18:20 · Score: 0, Funny

I'm not a nurse at all. Or female.
ok so they won't lactate then. but you can still have boobs if you're a fatass.
this is mostly an american site. lots of yanks are big fatass slobs. it has something to do with blaming mcdonalds for their failure to take care of their own self.