been the subject of "hostile acts" by
state and private security services for spilling the beans on crime,
corruption and violence perpetrated by the capitalist deep state.
But rather than being deterred by government threats or overt acts
of violence, including the murder of two human rights attorneys
in Nairobi last March, who provided the whistleblowers with reports
on extrajudicial killings by Kenyan police, WikiLeaks have turned
the tables on the CIA.
On March 26, the group published a remarkable document that lays
out the Agency's strategy to manipulate European public opinion
over waning support for the Afghanistan war.
Classified "Confidential/NOFORN" (No Foreign Nationals)
the 11 March 2010 document is titled, "Afghanistan: Sustaining
West European Support for the NATO-led Mission--Why Counting on
Apathy Might Not Be Enough."
Prepared by the CIA Red Cell, the entity is described in the text
as an Agency subunit "charged by the Director of Intelligence
with taking a pronounced 'out-of-the-box' approach that will provoke
thought and offer an alternative viewpoint on the full range of
analytic issues."
According to WikiLeaks staff, "The proposed PR strategies
focus on pressure points that have been identified within these
countries. For France it is the sympathy of the public for Afghan
refugees and women. For Germany it is the fear of the consequences
of defeat (drugs, more refugees, terrorism) as well as for Germany's
standing in the NATO. The memo is an recipe for the targeted manipulation
of public opinion in two NATO ally countries, written by the CIA."
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