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Julian Assange Says Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen Are "Witch Doctors"

An anonymous reader writes "The Times publishes Assange's takedown of Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen. From the article: 'New Digital Age is a startlingly clear and provocative blueprint for technocratic imperialism, from two of its leading witch doctors, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, who construct a new idiom for United States global power in the 21st century. This idiom reflects the ever closer union between the State Department and Silicon Valley, as personified by Mr. Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, and Mr. Cohen, a former adviser to Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton who is now director of Google Ideas.'"

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  1. The TinFoil... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Is strong withing this one.

  2. Which Doctors? by rossdee · · Score: 4, Funny

    As opposed to David Tennent , Matt Smith, and now John Hurt who are Who Doctors...

  3. Re:great review by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    i think he might just be right... the world has already lost its privacy to google

    For some nebulous, highly in flux definition of "privacy" that we need to keep being reminded is both real and scaryscary, because fuck all if anyone outside the tinfoil hat community has the slightest clue how this is so horribly evil.

  4. Not The Doctor! Not the Doctor! by Thud457 · · Score: 4, Funny

    He specifically said John Hurt NOT Doctor!

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  5. That's an insult to witch doctors! by dkleinsc · · Score: 4, Funny

    My friend the Google search, it taught me what to say
    My friend the Google search, it taught me what to do
    It knew what I would buy when said what I liked, by typing:

    Ooh, ee, ooh ah ah
    Ting tang walla-walla bing bang
    Ooh, ee, ooh ah ah
    Ting tang walla-walla bing bang

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    I am officially gone from /. Long live http://www.soylentnews.com/
  6. Re:who cares by Crashmarik · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why the fuck are you Americans so paranoid? You have all the guns you want, a massive military yet you're still so utterly shit scared that everyone's out to get you. For all the talk of "If I someone tried to attack me, I'd shoot them because I'm a hard scary person" in your country

    I am a hard scary person, but it looks like someone needs a hug

  7. Re:Not using google anymore. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    For what it's worth, Schmidt has virtually disappeared inside Google

    Sounds like something a witchdoctor could do! Just sayin'.

  8. SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE WITCH DOCTOR CONTINGENT by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 2, Funny

    We are deeply offended by any comparison with Schmidt and Cohen.

    Our harmless and ineffective curses, incantations and potions are a comfort, and not without entertainment value.

    Please refrain, Mr. Assange, from making further degrading likenesses of our calling, to that of the subjects for your article.

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    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."