But I keep coming back to it because it never goes away, and like Chicken Little (depending on the version one reads) the most endearing feature of the story is that the fox is the one to watch. While the farmyard is all in a buzz Foxy Loxy is secretly licking his chops.
Let's be clear the pedestrian cynic is not FL. Within a margin of error, they are simply the masses, running around drinking TEA behaving exactly as they are programmed to do. I reckon it would have to be someone or some organisation or a number of organisations which stands to benefit most directly or indirectly for it to be worth all the trouble. The stakes are too high to be playing climate roulette unless there was a buck in it. If only we could identify the real source which moves the media's hands we might be getting somewhere.
The Guardian has been diligent in following the buzz. And I don't really have an issue with their approach. We need transparency even if it appears to muddy the works. We need to investigate deeper behind the story.
Where are these attacks coming from? I read somewhere that the Chinese government was the hacker agent behind the exposed mail fraud. Then in another news article I read that the hacking only went through China to throw on a scent and make it appear the Chinese were involved. Of course there are a number of plausible parties with vested interests in controlling the debate, but in the end I'm pretty sure only conspiracy theories will surface? In any case the damage is done and it is unlikely the true architect(s) will come forth. I just wish the journalists would cover the source angle. Then again I best not hold my breath waiting for a miracle.
My hope is that the mud sinks to the bottom soon. We need clarity if we are going to upend the damage. Honesty is the best tact, perhaps the only one as well. This is a war against the earth and we must not lose sight of that fact.
How it stood December 2009
How it looks now
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