Wikileaks - обратный эффект в Зимбабве
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a_kleberИнтересная статья о последствиях публикации депеш для Зимбабве. После публикации американской реляции о действительных мнениях главы демократической оппозиции, которого поддерживает весь запад, диктатор Мугабэ пошел в контр-аттаку:
«The topic of the meeting was the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by a collection of western countries, including the U.S. and E.U. Tsvangirai told the western officials that, while there had been some progress in the last year, Mugabe and his supporters were dragging their feet on delivering political reforms. To overcome this, he said that the sanctions on Zimbabwe "must be kept in place" to induce Mugabe into giving up some political power. The prime minister openly admitted the incongruity between his private support for the sanctions and his public statements in opposition. If his political adversaries knew Tsvangirai secretly supported the sanctions, deeply unpopular with Zimbabweans, they would have a powerful weapon to attack and discredit the democratic reformer.
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And slightly less than one year later, WikiLeaks released it to the world.
The reaction in Zimbabwe was swift. Zimbabwe's Mugabe-appointed attorney general announced he was investigating the Prime Minister on treason charges based exclusively on the contents of the leaked cable. While it's unlikely Tsvangirai could be convicted on the contents of the cable alone, the political damage has already been done. The cable provides Mugabe the opportunity to portray Tsvangirai as an agent of foreign governments working against the people of Zimbabwe.»
Как видим, африканский диктатор тоже очень эффективно использует столь знакомую россиянам риторику об "агентах иностранных держав", "врагах народа" и "оранжевой революции". При этом на самом Мугабэ и его режиме пробы ставить просто негде - и уже очень давно.
Такие дела, дарагие рассеяне.
Такие дела, дарагой Ассанж.
«The topic of the meeting was the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by a collection of western countries, including the U.S. and E.U. Tsvangirai told the western officials that, while there had been some progress in the last year, Mugabe and his supporters were dragging their feet on delivering political reforms. To overcome this, he said that the sanctions on Zimbabwe "must be kept in place" to induce Mugabe into giving up some political power. The prime minister openly admitted the incongruity between his private support for the sanctions and his public statements in opposition. If his political adversaries knew Tsvangirai secretly supported the sanctions, deeply unpopular with Zimbabweans, they would have a powerful weapon to attack and discredit the democratic reformer.
....
And slightly less than one year later, WikiLeaks released it to the world.
The reaction in Zimbabwe was swift. Zimbabwe's Mugabe-appointed attorney general announced he was investigating the Prime Minister on treason charges based exclusively on the contents of the leaked cable. While it's unlikely Tsvangirai could be convicted on the contents of the cable alone, the political damage has already been done. The cable provides Mugabe the opportunity to portray Tsvangirai as an agent of foreign governments working against the people of Zimbabwe.»
Как видим, африканский диктатор тоже очень эффективно использует столь знакомую россиянам риторику об "агентах иностранных держав", "врагах народа" и "оранжевой революции". При этом на самом Мугабэ и его режиме пробы ставить просто негде - и уже очень давно.
Такие дела, дарагие рассеяне.
Такие дела, дарагой Ассанж.
