One of the most defining events in contemporary history. Never has the world witnessed ,the revelation of tens of thousands of documents which would otherwise have been cloaked in the veil of "confidentiality" or "secrecy" or "national security",warranting an existence away from the public eye when they are supposed to be on behalf of the public(what then is the purpose of democracy?)
With this, Wikileaks has accomplished that duty which is incumbent on every citizen of the civilized world to demand and defend the precious little freedom in the world of murky politics riddled with double standards, dirty tricks and deception.
Since enjoying immunity for long, diplomats sometimes get insensitive to their role, get away with blunt , reckless and even brutal assessments and the governments kept hoodwinking the public for a very long time forgetting the basic principle of accountability.
The revelations should serve as wakeup call to all the people entrusted with decision making powers to be transparent and honest in their dealings, as more and more people get empowered, the more and more vulnerable do the governments become!!
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