Interesting.
It appears that the Snowden, LLC, outfit has decided to attempt regime change in New Zealand, one of the governments involved in the Five Eyes Anglo-American intelligence sharing operation.
The active agents are Snowden himself from his exile in Moscow, Glenn Greenwald from his jungle lair in Rio, and Kim Dotcom from... well, wherever (is he still in New Zealand?) Behind the scenes lurks Pierre Omidyar from his redoubt in Hawaii, whose previous efforts at changing regimes seems to have paid off -- at least temporarily.
The issue seems to be the bulk surveillance of the Kiwi people by the government -- in line with the general Anglo-American surveillance we're seeing of practically everyone everywhere almost all the time. And the fact that the PM has apparently lied about it -- and therefore he must be made to resign forthwith. Or fail to be re-elected. Or something. Whatever the goal is, and I don't think we can tell from the propaganda campaign launched the other day through the Intercept and other outlets, the rage among the people of New Zealand is being whipped to a fever pitch.
And the slug-fest between PM John Key on the one side, Greenwald, Dotcom, and Snowden (with Omidyar in the shadows) got interesting yesterday when Key released documents refuting the claims of the insurgents (why are they insurging in New Zealand again?) and asserting authoritatively that the so-called "smoking gun" email was fake.
If this be true, then there is something up of which we, the Rabble, know -- and can know -- nothing. What we see has nothing to do with what is really going on. It's a pageant for our amusement while the real work behind the scenes continues.
Whatever the case, the government of New Zealand will be roiled until and unless something not spoken is satisfied.
And if it works in New Zealand, the least of the Five Eyes, expect the process to be applied to the rest of them.
I think Key needs to go anyway. So, if this happens to bring it about then good. It's kind of funny to watch propaganda being used against the status quo. Good times.
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It's just... stunning. It's as if systems are broken down to such an extent now and the status quo is so out of whack that the only way to make progress against it is some sort of act to overthrow -- including barrages of propaganda. Of course as always, progress for whom?
DeleteI know nothing about this Key fellow. I assume he's an asshole, but beyond that, nada. Kiwis seem to be pretty pissed tho.