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2010-11-28 International-UN-NGOs

Cables Obtained by WikiLeaks Shine Light Into Secret Diplomatic Channels

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Posted by tipper 2010-11-28 18:08|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 It also shines a Quisling spotlight on the NYT's, Der Spiegle and the Guardian UK.

Posted by Muggsy Glink 2010-11-28 19:35|| 2010-11-28 19:35|| Front Page Top

#2 The Saudis begged the USA to attack Iran for it's nuclear reactor

Iran bought rockets from North Korea capable of hitting Western European capitals - and the US asked China to stop the shipment of the parts. Looks like the Chinese ignored the request because Iran's got them.

Pakistan had enriched uranium for a bomb at a "research" reactor that the US worked really hard to remove

lots of interesting info.

Looks like Wikileaks actually has vindicated the US not so much attacked them after all this time.

They look like a country that knows WTF is going on and is trying to act responsibly.

Posted by anon1 2010-11-28 20:08|| 2010-11-28 20:08|| Front Page Top

#3 if you'd been here for any length of time, and paid attention, NONE of those were a surprise

Posted by Frank G 2010-11-28 20:20|| 2010-11-28 20:20|| Front Page Top

#4 lots of interesting info.

Thus far it's all in the Rantburg archives. I mean, really, "President-for-life Adixpemaretha G'p9aoiwtur is a stupid poo-poo head" is not exactly news. But revealing that the junior State Department trainee sent that information to the home office will cause all sorts of interesting diplomatic tempests, many of which are likely to crimp joint efforts in the War on Terror.

Which Mr. Assange has admitted is his purpose in revealing the documents.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-11-28 21:03|| 2010-11-28 21:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Turkey hardly comes away any less scathed in the cables. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the cables allege, governs with the help of a cabal of incompetent advisors. Ankara Embassy officials depict a country on a path to an Islamist future -- a future that likely won't include European Union membership.

Posted by Water Modem 2010-11-28 21:40|| 2010-11-28 21:40|| Front Page Top

#6 One thing is certain: If Mr. Assange suffers an untimely death, we can all be certain not all governments saw it that way he did.

Posted by badanov 2010-11-28 22:10|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2010-11-28 22:10|| Front Page Top

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