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44. Confessions of a Stratfor subscriber

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 05:43 AM

Oct 2012

By ABC's Mark Corcoran
Updated Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:54pm AEDT

... I was among the reportedly 300 Australian subscribers whose personal details and credit card information were posted online in late December by the group Anonymous after activists hacked into the Stratfor database ...

Unfortunately after all this time as a low-level subscriber, Stratfor has never given me the inside running on a story. Not even once.

Nor, during my years travelling for Foreign Correspondent, have I ever seen evidence that Stratfor's big corporate clients, who pay many thousands of dollars for their subscriptions, received insights they couldn't have gleaned if they were avid readers of Britain's Economist, the august US journal Foreign Affairs, or the excellent Australian foreign policy blog, The Interpreter.

Stratfor's real talent lies in marketing to corporate America ...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-29/corcoran-confessions-of-a-stratfor-subscriber/3859418

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Wikileaks will begin releasing emails referring to Obama,Biden,Romney & their parties [View all] Are_grits_groceries Oct 2012 OP

"in an unbiased way through the release of source documents" jberryhill Oct 2012 #1

And I am sure you'd be willing to scour through all 5 million emails to find Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #19

A magic trick depends on controlling what is seen, and what is not jberryhill Oct 2012 #20

Journalism requires researching the material and presenting it in a coherent manner. Luminous Animal Oct 2012 #25

Tell the Rove indictors DisgustedTX Oct 2012 #37

SURPRISE! nc4bo Oct 2012 #2

EEK!! Informing the electorate about their government is dangersous! Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #3

! nc4bo Oct 2012 #4

The email about the feather implants could prove a game changer. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #7

LOL nm nc4bo Oct 2012 #11

Well right now there is a big giant bodacious donation ad on the page sooo........ nc4bo Oct 2012 #15

+10000 woo me with science Oct 2012 #46

The DRONES!!! Send in the DRONES!!! Zalatix Oct 2012 #50

What is voting "accordingly" mzmolly Oct 2012 #52

Voting accordingly has to do with an informed electorate voting on the basis of what they know. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #56

And your idea of an informed electorate would result in voting mzmolly Oct 2012 #58

For whomever they think the best candidate based on what they know. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #64

I live in a pretty blue state. mzmolly Oct 2012 #71

Today is Wednesday 10th October... sadbear Oct 2012 #5

Do you meas as in "October Surprise?" Hatchling Oct 2012 #62

FYI Stratford leans right nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #6

Yes, Stratfor leans very right. And since Wikileaks claims there is 'bias' in the emails, I assume sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #55

Burton is buds with Rick Perry, and has advised him on 'border security'. ronnie624 Oct 2012 #78

It never gets boring around here. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #8

This kind of information can only hurt the incumbent President. Thanks Assange! mzmolly Oct 2012 #9

yeah let's not let any truth thru the wall of policiticians' self serving BS nt msongs Oct 2012 #14

Sorry, can't blame him Glitterati Oct 2012 #16

The truth according to a right wing Republican? mzmolly Oct 2012 #18

I say truthy to power now! snooper2 Oct 2012 #35

Why would that be? Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #17

Because it can't harm Romney, mzmolly Oct 2012 #21

Does Wickilieaks owe allegiance to either party? Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #22

Do I owe allegiance to Wikileaks or Assange? mzmolly Oct 2012 #23

Allegiance? "Generally support" is allegiance? Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #29

WTF does that mean? mzmolly Oct 2012 #30

So being a Democrat influences your thinking on Assange? Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #31

No. I am certain I would have the same mzmolly Oct 2012 #32

Democratic policy was to wage wars in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #33

Not only do you need a history lesson - mzmolly Oct 2012 #34

I didn't expect an answer to that question. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #38

Are you suggesting our intervention into Vietnam, started in the 60's? mzmolly Oct 2012 #39

No, I'm not saying that it started in the '60s. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #41

"I am voting for the most progressive, anti-war, candidate on the ballot. " ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #42

Exactly. I don't come here to be shat upon mzmolly Oct 2012 #51

Nope and that ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #54

And that evasiveness has been here for mzmolly Oct 2012 #59

"I am voting for the most progressive, anti-war, candidate on the ballot." mzmolly Oct 2012 #47

I learned that a lot of people bleme the left for Gore's inability to get enough votes. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2012 #65

I've learned that many on the so called "left" are hypocritical mzmolly Oct 2012 #67

Tierra, I have a feeling your time is being wasted. snot Oct 2012 #76

Well, this could be interesting. progressoid Oct 2012 #10

I, for one, am waiting - Hell Hath No Fury Oct 2012 #12

Meh. HappyMe Oct 2012 #13

Not impressed. I've got thousands of emails from the Obama campaign... Barack_America Oct 2012 #24

Lol me too hrmjustin Oct 2012 #26

Attention whores/pimps leftynyc Oct 2012 #27

Looks like someone is trying to make some cash. faith woos science Oct 2012 #28

The donation page has been removed according to reports on the web. Fire Walk With Me Oct 2012 #40

Stratfor Is a Joke and So Is Wikileaks for Taking It Seriously struggle4progress Oct 2012 #36

Can you explain why I should take the author seriously? ronnie624 Oct 2012 #43

Confessions of a Stratfor subscriber struggle4progress Oct 2012 #44

I didn't think so. ronnie624 Oct 2012 #45

... Stratfor has been accused of overselling itself as a “quasi-CIA”. But as the leaked document struggle4progress Oct 2012 #48

Fred Burton ronnie624 Oct 2012 #53

"VP for Intelligence" is may be a "rain-maker" slot: it's common for well-connected folk to use struggle4progress Oct 2012 #57

So he serves no real purpose in the company? ronnie624 Oct 2012 #61

That's not what I said. Have a nice day! struggle4progress Oct 2012 #75

WikiLeaks publishes Stratfor e-mails. What's in them? struggle4progress Oct 2012 #49

You are using the same strategy btw, that Stratfor, it was revealed in the released emails, when sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #63

The public statement included: ronnie624 Oct 2012 #69

What a coincidence. girl gone mad Oct 2012 #72

Lol, yes. Those Stratfor emails were quite revealing. sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #74

And now for the facts about Stratfor: sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #60

Oh, isn't everyone here on the Assange Canonization Committee still celebrating?? progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #66

Hear hear! mzmolly Oct 2012 #68

I want to understand the methods of my government. ronnie624 Oct 2012 #70

Hear, hear! snot Oct 2012 #77

Nice fund raising letter. NCTraveler Oct 2012 #73

No kidding. HappyMe Oct 2012 #79

And Wikileaks has now put all those documents behind a paywall... SidDithers Oct 2012 #80

Somehow, "Information wants to be available via PayPal" just doesn't have the same ring to it. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #81

You mean like other news organizations whose journalists have to eat? sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #82

Try this link: ronnie624 Oct 2012 #83

hahah... SidDithers Oct 2012 #84

No. ronnie624 Oct 2012 #86

And I found hundreds behind a paywall...nt SidDithers Oct 2012 #87

I don't understand. n/t ronnie624 Oct 2012 #88

Fuck Wikileaks. Even Anonymous has turned on them and Assange. nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #85