All Your Base Are Belong To Us

... in anti-corruption work, this is known as the Iceberg Effect.

When provided with conclusive proof of a systemic or particular corruption, only release 5 - 10% to media.

Retain the remainder for strategic defence and military options.

And, in being forced to protect yourself so that you avoid Julian Assange's probable fate, you self-censor your output, minimising your impact to the benefit of those perpetrating the corruptions.

The Iceberg Effect allows an implied coercion to enforce redaction by the whistleblower.

So we end up asking ourselves of the purpose in risking life and limb and a potential SLAPP order just to reveal the tip of an iceberg.

This is not an environment in which to undertake anti-corruption journalism.

The corruption is systemic.

There is no reality, only hyperreality.

By being forced to pull our punches, we help to facilitate lengthened windows for corruption templates.

But, if we act, we're forced underground and operational security is our only pastime.

This is futile.

So.

We're drawing a line in the sand and discontinuing whistleblowing.

Organised crime groups and fragmented mafia cartels versus a web of individuals is now too tilted.

I seek a new freedom.

I'll remain a happy-go-lucky-ray-of-fucking-sunshine but I'll always have to carry a sword by my side.

NB On August 3rd, the remaining cells of our Network elected to follow my example and 'retire' the operation.