Life in the WikiLeaks twilight zone.
20 December 2010
by *Russell Trood
Oliver Stone must be licking his lips. Just when you thought it was impossible, the WikiLeaks story has thrown out another fiendish plot twist.
Despite being on the move from a London lockup, to a country manor, Julian Assange is spitting chips. In fact, he reckons he's got "enough anger to last 100 years".
Credit where it's due. The bloke is a natural with the press.
Regardless of whether you believe Julian Assange is a martyr, a traitor or just a very naughty boy, one of the most interesting aspects of his story is the manner in which it has knocked a sizeable number of political commentators so far out of their collective orbit they no longer know which side to take..........(continued)
*Russell Trood is a Liberal Senator from Queensland. He is currently Deputy Chair of the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee.
COMMENTS - Georgia : 20 Dec 2010 11:03:04am
Unbelievable, a sensible commentary. how did this get loose on an ABC forum ?
Alert moderator.
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/42398.html
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