The Whistleblowers: A Free, Well Informed World Most Needs
![The importance of whistleblowers in creating a free and informed world 1 Julian Assange’s enormous dump of documents in 2010 concentrated on the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan](https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/100277/760x480/julian-a.jpg)
Julian Assange’s enormous dump of documents in 2010 concentrated on the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has finally returned home to Australia after nearly 14 years of confinement. Despite being a free man now, his ordeal serves as a warning to potential whistleblowers. The threat he posed to the secret state resulted in his prolonged suffering, preventing others from coming forward with necessary information.
The “deep state” operates behind closed doors, wielding immense power and protecting their secrets at all costs. Assange’s exposure of military atrocities in Iraq and Afghanistan led to his persecution by the United States government, demonstrating the lengths these agencies would go to maintain their clandestine operations.
Whistleblowers like Assange, Mordechai Vanunu, and Edward Snowden face severe consequences for revealing uncomfortable truths. Despite the importance of transparency in a well-informed society, the lack of protection for those who speak out hinders progress and accountability.
The world needs whistleblowers now more than ever, but their silence speaks volumes about the risks involved in exposing the truth.