These documents on their own will mean little but as instruments in the hands of rising U.S. and global movements against war, and for diplomacy just maybe these documents will help to end wars and change the world.
The Wikileaks dump will supposedly demonstrate U.S. support for the Kurdistan Worker’s Party, a separatist organization that has been fighting the Turkish state for the past thirty years.
The WikiLeaks documents are more significant for the Arab world than it is for the United States.
Apparently dealing responsibly with Iran will only strain Washington’s relationship with the Arab Middle East.
Which is the larger threat to the Middle-East? Iran’s nuclear ambitions or more American military action.
No matter who’s at fault for the attacks on its Christians, Iraq is a shell of a state incapable of providing the basic security.
If the British and French had agreed to Arab demands after World War I, an Arab-Jewish state might have been created.
If responsible for the computer worm, there’s a less controversial end to which Israel can put it than Iran’s nuclear program.
It is hard to avoid concluding that the current divestment bills under consideration by the state of Pennsylvania are merely politically opportunistic measures, destined to be as ineffective as they are self-serving.
If Israel or Washington attack Iran, peace with the Palestinians will be the least of Middle-East concerns.