I just read the article, as well as the overview from "The People's Voice" and of course, the WikiLeaks intro.....
I don't see anything earth shattering in the Memo. What am I missing? On another note, if I were Julian Assange, (e.g.; the founder and President of WikiLeaks) I would be looking around every corner, and watching my every step. Not only has he alienated the Swedish government, (his protectors) and would be arrested if he stepped foot in this Nation, he has a contract out on him by Islam, who would love to see him gunned down and his throat slashed in public. Hiding servers should be the least of his concerns these days. On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 8:33 AM, M. Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > *WikiLeaks CIA Release – Say What? > *by Michael Collins > > Wikileaks offered its first release since the controversial distribution of > documents related to the United States effort in Afghanistan. > > The current leak was posted to their web site on August 25. It is titled *CIA > Red Cell Memorandum on United States "exporting terrorism," 2 Feb > 2010*<http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CIA_Red_Cell_Memorandum_on_United_States_%22exporting_terrorism%22,_2_Feb_2010>. > > > The leak describes Red Cell as a CIA unit created by the Director to > develop "out-of-the-box" analysis offering "alternative viewpoints" on key > intelligence issues. > > This document doesn't disappoint in being *out-of-the-box*. > > > *CIA Perception Management – How the World Sees the United States > > *CIA Red Cell starts out by stating, "This report examines the > implications of what it would mean for the US to be seen increasingly as an > incubator and *exporter of terrorism*." Don't hold your breath. There's > nothing there about the School of the Americas, the *shock and awe*invasion > of Iraq and the carnage that entailed, or 300 dead Panamanians and > United States soldiers as a result of the 1981 > manhunt<http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/07/panama.manuel.noriega.profile/index.html#fbid=1bPofTijlxp&wom=false>for > General Manuel Noriega, a former US asset. > > This document > lists<http://file.wikileaks.org/file/us-cia-redcell-exporter-of-terrorism-2010.pdf>four > examples of terrorism exported by citizens of the United States. Five > Muslim Americans traveled to Pakistan, tried to join the Taliban, and were > arrested. Red Cell notes that, "In 1994, Baruch Goldstein, an American > Jewish doctor from New York, emigrated to Israel, joined the extremist group > Kach, and killed 29 Palestinians during their prayers." Also singled out are > those Irish Americans who provided cash to the Irish Republican Army used to > fund terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom. > > Of most interest, convicted terrorist David Headley is cited as an example. > A Pakistani American from Chicago, Headley recently plead > guilty<http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2010/0318/David-Headley-pleads-guilty-in-2008-Mumbai-terrorist-attack>to > providing "advanced surveillance" for the 2008 mega-terror > attack<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Terrorists_strike_Mumbai_80_dead_900_hurt/articleshow/3761410.cms>on > the Indian financial capitol, Mumbai. > > The London Sunday Times pointed out that Headley had been "working for" the > US Drug Enforcement > Administration<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6960182.ece>as > part of a plea deal in 1997. The > Times of > India<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Headley-could-be-double-agent-of-US-agencies-Lashkar/articleshow/5340660.cms>quoted > unnamed Indian officials investigating the attacks as speculating > that Headley "could have been a *double agent* for American agencies and > Pakistan-based outfits." US government officials deny any connection with > Headley after a brief association with DEA. > > The analysis concludes "that Americans can be great assets in terrorist > operations overseas." > > The perception that the US is an "incubator and exporter of terrorism" may > create push back by other governments in the War on Terror. The report > cautions that this may lead to formal inquiries concerning US citizens by > foreign intelligence agencies who may "even request the rendition of US > citizens." Renditions involve the transfer of suspected > terrorists<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/world/europe/05italy.html>from > one state to another where torture is used to extract information. > > The report warns that US failure to cooperate with these requests, "might > lead some governments to consider secretly extracting US citizens suspected > of foreign terrorism from US soil." > > All this might limit cooperation by US allies in anti-terror efforts. > > > *The Red Cell Memorandum Makes No Sense > > *We are told that the *perception* of the US exporting terror would limit > the cooperation of other nations in anti terror efforts. If that's true, > then we would expect that the US would be less than cooperative with other > nations that export terrorism, defined as citizens leaving their country and > committing terrorist acts elsewhere. > > Didn't President George W. Bush kiss the Saudi King and hold his hand in a > garden walk in 2005? Was that indiscreetly affectionate behavior deterred by > the perception that the Saudis are an "exporter of terrorism" in the form of > bin Laden and the Saudi citizens named as pulling off 9/11? Didn't the > current Justice Department support Saudi Arabia's attempt to block a suit by > 9/11 victims? Didn't the US have up to 10,000 troops in Saudi Arabia from > 1991 through 2003 at the very time that Saudi nationals were sponsoring > schools throughout the Middle East that taught hatred of what is now called > *the homeland*? > > Other nations allow the US to violate their sovereignty to kidnap and > torture their citizens as a result of asymmetrical power. The US can crush > these nations militarily and financially. The US also offers financial > inducements to the leaders of some nations involved. Therefore, they > cooperate. > > The report assumes that there's some sort of rule book that allows other > nations to behave toward the US as the US does toward them, if somehow US > citizens leave the country and commit terrorist acts. In reality, there's no > referee or rule book, just a one-sided power equation in favor of US action. > It's all about power and dominance. > > This leak doesn't amount to much more than a peek at what is viewed as a > "thought provoking alternative" view within the CIA. It misses the main > point regarding the perception of the US throughout the world. > > > *The Real Export of Terror – Reality Trumps Perception > > *The United States operates what is commonly known as the School of > Americas<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hemisphere_Institute_for_Security_Cooperation>in > Georgia. The school offers training in counterinsurgency, interrogation, > and anti terror tactics and strategies. Thousands of Latin American military > personnel have trained there over the years. Graduates include some of the > worst > dictators<http://www.soaw.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=840>in > that region including those behind the deadly Operation > Condor <https://nacla.org/node/6220> in the 1980s. Some of the worst > atrocities <http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Terrorism/SOA.html> in the > region were committed by school graduates. The school's level of > responsibility for the behavior of it's graduate can't be quantified in > precise terms. However, for some graduates, the training failed to instill a > respect for humanity and taught > tactics<http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB122/>that were employed > against the citizens that the military leaders were to > protect. > > The US has held the leadership position in NATO since its inception in > 1949. In 1990, the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning > Operation Gladio and US involvement ( European Parliament resolution on > Gladio<http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/European_Parliament_resolution_on_Gladio>, > Nov. 22, 1990, Clause G. 2). This involved paramilitary > groups<http://www.amazon.com/NATOs-Secret-Armies-Operation-Contemporary/dp/0714685003>in > NATO member nations and France. The groups were created by US and British > intelligence after World War II. The original goal was to provide resistance > in case of a takeover by the Soviet Union. Long after that was a viable > concern, the groups continued by staging false-flag terror > attacks<http://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/operation-gladio-and-nato-terrorism/>against > their own citizens. The incidents, which killed thousands, were > committed by the Gladio groups and falsely attributed to Communists and > Soviet sympathizers. > > These are just two examples of the unrestrained and counter productive use > of power *exported* by successive US administrations. It's no accident > that this information is kept from US citizens. Sufficiently informed, the > vast majority would find these programs offensive and counterproductive. But > it's no secret to the rest of the world. The concerns expressed in the Red > Cell Memorandum are moot. It's too late. The word is out. > > http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2010/08/26/wikileakscia > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. 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