Wikileaks Denied A Speaking Opportunity At UN Conference About Wikileaks?
20th February 2012
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, is hosting a conference about The Media World after Wikileaks and News of the World. Sounds like it could be an interesting event, but one organization not happy about it… is Wikileaks. Seeing as it was a conference that touched on Wikileaks’ interests directly, Wikileaks asked to take part, and was instead denied a chance to speak at the event. When asked about this, UNESCO actually claimed that choosing to not allow Wikileaks attendees was an exercise in “freedom of expression,” which seems like a poor choice of words.
Reminds me of the ‘Machine That Goes Ping!’ sketch in Monty Python’s LIFE OF BRIAN.
Pregnant woman: ‘What should I be doing?’
Doctor: ‘Nothing, my dear. You’re not qualified.’