World politics and international diplomacy shaken. WikiLeaks an Internet-based non-profit whistleblower organizations publish thousands of confidential documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States (U.S.). The documents sent by wire and representatives of U.S. diplomats around the world to Washington (and vice versa) on various international issues, now can be accessed by the public throughout the world with ease.
The world was wide open. U.S. which is known as a country that polite and elegant in diplomacy was to save 'disgrace' diplomacy. Not only against political opponents but also against its allies. Shame is not another form of 'humiliation' of some state leaders of the world through the words spoken inappropriate.
We certainly never expected that Hamid Karzai, Afghan President who was known to be 'familiar' with the U.S. to fight al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan referred to as 'the man who is very weak' in the wire secrets revealed by WikiLeaks.
Not only that. Nicolas Sarkozy (French President) and Silvio Berlusconi (Italian PM), which is actually a co-worker in the G20 referred to as 'the weak, poor, and are not effective' and 'taste and authoritarian'.
WikiLeaks is not the first time it launched its action. Not cracked from our memory a few months ago this institution to spread the secret documents about U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. U.S. State Department suddenly make a defense.
U.S. Secretary of Hillary Clinton tried to counterattack, accusing WikiLeaks as the party is not responsible for and has a hidden agenda (hidden agenda) to discredit the U.S.. The former first lady was even called the actions undertaken by WikiLeaks as an 'international crisis'. A tragedy for the world of diplomacy.
But, this really WikiLeaks action aimed to discredit the U.S. in the international currency? I think Clinton is very tendentious accusations and reactionary rather than an analysis based on the fact the reality.
In fact, WikiLeaks is not just 'take care' of U.S. diplomats wire only. The agency also never divulge the corruption in Kenya, dismantle the assassination plan in Somalia, tapping scandal at Barclays, Bildeberg group, and many others.
Actually, what is done by WikiLeaks has proven assumption that as long as this is still a hypothesis about the practice of 'two-faced diplomacy' (two-faces diplomacy) and the 'politics of hypocrisy' (politics of Hypocrisy) that is displayed by the U.S..
Hans J Morgenthau in Politics Among Nations has warned that what appears on the stage-the stage of diplomacy is not a true reflection of reality. What happens behind the stage was more important that it appears to be a friend of a friend and not necessarily vice versa.
Leisure and hospitality diplomacy that had been heralded by the U.S. proved to be a mere pseudo-hospitality. In fact, if following the exposure of Paul Sharp in the Diplomatic Theory of International Relations (2009: 76), actually WikiLeaks is diplomacy itself, which is a bridge of information and liaison (mediation), a distance between the two parties, namely the public and the authorities.
If we are honest actually performed by Julian Assange (founder WikiLeaks) is equal to that desired by the public and the U.S. government itself. Regarding information disclosure.
Many times the U.S. (through the media, NGOs, until the government itself) called on countries like China to censor is not public information sources, such as the Internet, with the reasons for 'smell' human rights. Now, in the levels of the more 'extreme', WikiLeaks provide maximum access to the world of information that had been classified secret. Unfortunately, such information does show how 'bobroknya' U.S. diplomacy during this ethic.
So this might be a tragedy for the U.S. (and other parties who leaked the information). However WikiLeaks it gives new hope for the world community, about access to information, which they could not get from the party that should give.
Interesting then the message delivered by Julian Assange, in an interview with TIME magazine, Assange, as well as Clinton, said that confidentiality is very important. But he added that confidentiality should not be used to cover the disgrace and abuse of authority.
Yes, secrecy shouldn't be Used to cover up abuses! There are two possibilities that can occur with the presence WikiLeaks. The parties who feel frightened and think that this is a tragedy will seal the door in the system they built. While those who feel that this is an expectation WikiLeaks will regard as self-criticism. A means to monitor their own system.
Attendance WikiLeaks is not duly made as phobias and common enemy. Just like a messy room in the dark night WikiLeaks only provide a flashlight that will not add to clutter the room. But, just making it clear in the eyes of those who viewed it.
Finally, the world community needs to shout: Give us the truth, then let us decide!