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The WikiLeaks Files

The World According to US Empire

Julian Assange (introduction)

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WikiLeaks vs. US Government+
War Crimes & Rule of Law+
CIA Torture Programs+
Evading International Justice+
Economic Imperialism+

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Question 1 of 6
How have US institutions and professional associations, such as the Pentagon and the International Studies Association (ISA), primarily responded to WikiLeaks?
  • A. By actively suppressing access to its materials and forbidding their use.
  • B. By publicly disproving the accuracy of the leaked documents.
  • C. By using the platform to anonymously identify and prosecute whistleblowers.
  • D. By incorporating the leaked files into unclassified academic research.
Question 2 of 6
According to the WikiLeaks files, what was the reality behind the US State Department's 'public diplomacy' budget and its public statements regarding Guantanamo detainees?
  • A. The budget was used to compensate civilian victims of war, while Guantanamo detainees were given fair and speedy trials.
  • B. The budget funded global environmental initiatives, while detainees were proven to be high-level terrorists.
  • C. The budget was essentially used for propaganda, and many detainees were held despite posing no actual risk.
  • D. The budget trained foreign journalists, while detainees were primarily political dissidents from allied nations.
Question 3 of 6
How did the CIA attempt to legitimize its interrogation practices, such as those used on Abu Zubaydah?
  • A. By inviting the International Red Cross to monitor all interrogations.
  • B. By claiming the methods saved lives and documenting every time they briefed Congress about them.
  • C. By strictly adhering to the United Nations' definitions of enhanced interrogation.
  • D. By releasing public reports detailing the intelligence gathered from each detainee.
Question 4 of 6
What action did the George W. Bush administration take to ensure American citizens would not face prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC)?
  • A. It negotiated a special treaty that granted US citizens diplomatic immunity worldwide.
  • B. It defunded the ICC entirely, causing the court to temporarily collapse.
  • C. It replaced the ICC prosecutor with an American judge.
  • D. It withdrew the United States' signature from the Rome Statute.
Question 5 of 6
What did the leaked drafts of the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) reveal about US economic strategy?
  • A. They aimed to strictly enforce World Trade Organization environmental and labor standards globally.
  • B. They sought to dismantle American capitalism in favor of a decentralized global economy.
  • C. They were designed to bypass environmental and labor standards to massively benefit American service firms.
  • D. They focused primarily on restricting the power of Wall Street and the financial sector.
Question 6 of 6
According to the text, how does the American financial sector maintain its global power and influence over US policy?
  • A. By operating under strict democratic oversight and prioritizing global economic equality.
  • B. By providing the government with technical expertise and legal knowledge, which the government then follows blindly.
  • C. By funding the International Criminal Court to prosecute international economic crimes.
  • D. By isolating itself from global markets to focus solely on domestic infrastructure investments.

The WikiLeaks Files — Full Chapter Overview

The WikiLeaks Files Summary & Overview

The WikiLeaks Files (2015) provides fascinating and digestible insights from WikiLeaks, the organization that came to worldwide prominence with the release of 251,287 US State Department cables in 2010. These blinks paint a bleak picture of an American empire and its machinations.

Who Should Listen to The WikiLeaks Files?

  • Global citizens concerned with world affairs
  • Students of political science or international relations
  • Diplomats and others working in civil service

About the Author: Julian Assange (introduction)

The contributors to this collection of essays include scholars, journalists and activists. The introduction was written by Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief and founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.

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