Jakouille la fripouille

Dans son allocution du 11.08.2008 sur la crise en Georgie, le sénateur John McCain plagie à plusieurs reprises Wikipedia…

Un éditeur de wikipedia a remarqué des similarités surprenantes entre le discours du 11.08.2008 de John McCain sur la crise en Géorgie et l’article de Wikipedia sur le pays Georgie. Compte tenu de mots identiques et de mêmes structures de phrases, il est évident que des parties entières du discours de McCain sont copiées directement de Wikipedia.

Premier cas:

one of the first countries in the world to adopt Christianity as an official religion (Wikipedia)
vs.
one of the world’s first nations to adopt Christianity as an official religion (McCain)

Second cas:

After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Georgia had a brief period of independence as a Democratic Republic (1918-1921), which was terminated by the Red Army invasion of Georgia. Georgia became part of the Soviet Union in 1922 and regained its independence in 1991. Early post-Soviet years was marked by a civil unrest and economic crisis. (Wikipedia)
vs.
After a brief period of independence following the Russian revolution, the Red Army forced Georgia to join the Soviet Union in 1922. As the Soviet Union crumbled at the end of the Cold War, Georgia regained its independence in 1991, but its early years were marked by instability, corruption, and economic crises. (McCain)

Troisième cas:

In 2003, Shevardnadze (who won reelection in 2000) was deposed by the Rose Revolution, after Georgian opposition and international monitors asserted that the 2 November parliamentary elections were marred by fraud. The revolution was led by Mikheil Saakashvili, Zurab Zhvania and Nino Burjanadze, former members and leaders of Shavarnadze’s ruling party. Mikheil Saakashvili was elected as President of Georgia in 2004. Following the Rose Revolution, a series of reforms was launched to strengthen the country’s military and economic capabilities. (Wikipedia)
vs.
Following fraudulent parliamentary elections in 2003, a peaceful, democratic revolution took place, led by the U.S.-educated lawyer Mikheil Saakashvili. The Rose Revolution changed things dramatically and, following his election, President Saakashvili embarked on a series of wide-ranging and successful reforms. (McCain)

Le troisième cas n’est pas aussi évident que les deux premiers, qui sont indiscutablement des copies de Wikipedia.

Il faut préciser que le matériel de Wikipedia peut être librement utilisé, mais avec attribution de la source, selon les règles de Wikipedia.

A noter les difficultés de McCain à prononcer le nom du président georgien Mikheil Saakashvili. C’est du Bush dans le texte…