Wednesday
Apr202011
Syria WikiLeaks Special: How the US Government "Supported Opposition Groups" (and for How Long?)
Craig Whitlock, writing in The Washington Post, declares, "US Secretly Backed Syrian Opposition Groups, Cables Released by WikiLeaks Show".
It is a provocative article, but it only goes so far. When you read it alongside the WikiLeaks cables that it mentions, vital questions emerge, both about the specific case of Syria and about the many cases beyond. What does this story say about the relationship --- past and present --- between the US Government and private groups? What it say about the distinction between support of "civil society" and support of movements to challenge and even topple regimes?
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American Bar Association, American University, Arab Women Media Center, Bureau of Human Rights and Labor, Center for International Private Enterprise, Craig Whitlock, Democracy Council of California, Freedom House, Middle East Parnership Initiative, Movement for Justice and Development, Syria, Washington Post
American Bar Association, American University, Arab Women Media Center, Bureau of Human Rights and Labor, Center for International Private Enterprise, Craig Whitlock, Democracy Council of California, Freedom House, Middle East Parnership Initiative, Movement for Justice and Development, Syria, Washington Post