Summary: New video titled "The [Character] Assassination of Julian Assange" and some words about the latest smear campaign's fallout
THERE is a conversation going on about cablegate news we've been covering and will continue to cover later today (in daily links). It's about coordinated attacks on people -- attacks that are said to be funded and backed-by-proxy by companies that suffer from the actions of activists. Many of the links can be found in the comments thread and the following new video is appropriate for getting another point across.
Be sceptical of smear campaigns that target people who expose large and unethical companies. Be a lot less sceptical of people who expose large and unethical companies. ⬆
Jonathan E. Turner, who runs a Tennessee-based business that gathers intelligence for corporate clients, said that companies nationwide relied on investigators to gather potentially damaging information on possible business partners or rivals. "Information is power," said Mr. Turner, former chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He estimated that the "competitive intelligence" industry had 9,700 companies offering these services, with an annual market of more than $2 billion
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2011-02-14 03:14:25