UN and OAS blast U.S. gov't over WikiLeaks reaction

  The Long View (Computerworld)

Diplomats talk in diplomatic language. It's a kind of code, where they rarely say what they mean. Some translation is required. So here's my take on the recent 'Joint Statement' from the United Nations and Organization of American States about the WikiLeaks situation, in The Long View...

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In snub to WikiLeaks, Zuckerberg wins TIME Person of Year 2010

  The Long View (Computerworld)

Richi's Rant: TIME Person of the Year 2010 should be WikiLeaks' Julian Assange. Don't hold an election if you're going to fake the result, foolish magazine.
It's mid-December, which means it's TIME Magazine's Person of the Year time again. A few days ago, we learned that the public had overwhelmingly voted for Wikileaks honcho Julian Assange for the win. Depressingly, TIME's taken the safe option, opting for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, instead. Let's avoid the conspiracy theories, but dissect the choice, in The Long View...

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