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![sowingdoubt:
breffingtotheoldies:
On Highland. I like what they’re doing, but am I the only one who thinks wikileaks is getting too much credit? Did anything they released actually change anything?
Yes. It indirectly inspired revolts throughout the middle east. A cable describing the exorbitant wealth and corruption of tunisian President Ben Ali from June 2008 cited:
persistent rumors of corruption, coupled with rising inflation and continued unemployment, have helped to fuel frustration with the GOT [government of Tunisia] and have contributed to recent protests in southwestern Tunisia. With those at the top believed to be the worst offenders, and likely to remain in power, there are no checks in the system.
So while there were already plenty of reasons for tunisians to revolt, these revelations contained in the state department cables along with others about the first lady’s exploits in private schooling certainly gave credence to what was widely known in the streets and sparked outrage throughout the technologically connected youth.
When Tunisia went up, so followed the rest of the middle east, and guess what, wikileaks played a pretty important role.
Guess what? “Guess what?” does not a point make. Saying that one story, which only supplemented other already-known facts, does not mean they can take *any* credit for revolution in the Middle East.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj9nj3IBuV1qzk2lpo1_1280.jpg)
Guess what? “Guess what?” does not a point make. Saying that one story, which only supplemented other already-known facts, does not mean they can take *any* credit for revolution in the Middle East.On Highland. I like what they’re doing, but am I the only one who thinks wikileaks is getting too much credit? Did anything they released actually change anything?
Yes. It indirectly inspired revolts throughout the middle east. A cable describing the exorbitant wealth and corruption of tunisian President Ben Ali from June 2008 cited:
So while there were already plenty of reasons for tunisians to revolt, these revelations contained in the state department cables along with others about the first lady’s exploits in private schooling certainly gave credence to what was widely known in the streets and sparked outrage throughout the technologically connected youth.
When Tunisia went up, so followed the rest of the middle east, and guess what, wikileaks played a pretty important role.
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![sowingdoubt:
breffingtotheoldies:
On Highland. I like what they’re doing, but am I the only one who thinks wikileaks is getting too much credit? Did anything they released actually change anything?
Yes. It indirectly inspired revolts throughout the middle east. A cable describing the exorbitant wealth and corruption of tunisian President Ben Ali from June 2008 cited:
persistent rumors of corruption, coupled with rising inflation and continued unemployment, have helped to fuel frustration with the GOT [government of Tunisia] and have contributed to recent protests in southwestern Tunisia. With those at the top believed to be the worst offenders, and likely to remain in power, there are no checks in the system.
So while there were already plenty of reasons for tunisians to revolt, these revelations contained in the state department cables along with others about the first lady’s exploits in private schooling certainly gave credence to what was widely known in the streets and sparked outrage throughout the technologically connected youth.
When Tunisia went up, so followed the rest of the middle east, and guess what, wikileaks played a pretty important role.
Guess what? “Guess what?” does not a point make. Saying that one story, which only supplemented other already-known facts, does not mean they can take *any* credit for revolution in the Middle East.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj9nj3IBuV1qzk2lpo1_1280.jpg?.jpg)
