"... all I wanted was for the truth to be revealed."

     Today was part of the weekend and with most of the homework caught up on, a few of us decided to go to the cinema and watch, We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks and boy was it freaking awesome. In my opinion, it was relatively bias free as it brought into light the good of Julian Assange, Wikileaks, and Bradley Manning. But also contrasted and showed some of the darker sides of each.

     I have always been a big proponent of Wikileaks and have kept up with it for quite sometime. I was fairly knowledgeable about Assange, Manning, and the Apache Helicopter / Reuters reporters video that came to prominence and gained traction for Wikileaks, but I dont think some of the peers that I was with had heard or seen of that video. The expressions on their faces when they realized some of the wrong doings that occur by our government & military is something I won't soon forget. I think this documentary was very eye opening, not only for myself but for them as well. One profound statement from Manning that really stuck with me in this documentary was that Manning could have given all those leaks and cables to another country or sold them off to this highest bidder. But Manning said that he wasn't about that. All he ever wanted was for the truth to be revealed.

     Later that afternoon, I had received a call from Ryan & Jen from Kerrang asking if I wanted to go out to dinner that night. I gladly accepted, and a few hours later, I was on the Underground to meet up with them. We went out to Yo! Sushi and had some good food and great conversation. Afterwards, we were going to get some drinks at a bar, but found ourselves in a casino!

Bet it all on black, they say!