Wikileaks Diplomatic Cable Dump - News and Discussion

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 10 Dec 2010 13:55

Dinakar & Anujan, thanks.

James B · Post by **James B** » 10 Dec 2010 14:00

Pakistan papers apologise after running anti-India fake WikiLeaks cables

Paki liars bluff got called out.

Viv S · Post by **Viv S** » 10 Dec 2010 14:03

Anujan wrote:SSridhar ji

It was Nation, which followed it up with this gem of an editorial:

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news- ... -true-face

And Zafar Hilaly's Op-ed in express tribune is a riot.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/87983/no-co ... es-please/

Laugh Riot.

Unlike nutters like Zaid Hamid or Ahmed Qureshi, this guy's no two bit 'journalist' - he's been a Pakistani ambassador on three continents.

Quoting a comment on that page -

Zafar Hilalyji,this is really going to hurt..so plz take your seat..and do u want to take a puff before breaking the news to you..Here it is.
http://cafepyala.blogspot.com/2010/12/leaking-away.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/de ... eaks-india
http://asiancorrespondent.com/fiverupee ... r-agencies
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/201 ... aks_scoops
and…
Original source of all these nonsense the newspaper of mythical Christina Palmer
http://dailymailnews.com/1210/08/FrontPage/index1.php

And another elsewhere.

JFERDY5: "Just when you thought that nothing could damage Pakistan's image more than the real Wikileaks, they decide to dig their own hole."
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/201 ... aks_scoops.

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 10 Dec 2010 15:03

Zafar Hilaly himself has said

Dear Sir,

I was deeply disappointed with your paper and myself for being taken for a ride by what, on second thoughts, should have been seen as an obvious piece of dis-information. I refer of course to the fake WikiLeak documents purporting to be cables from the American Embassy in New Delhi published in your paper’s issue of 9th December. Although, it seems, that the Tribune and I were not the only ones to have been so duped there is no gain saying the fact that better and more intrusive investigation may have revealed them to have been fake. To that extent we were both remiss.

As the article bearing my name in today’s issue of the Tribune was prompted entirely by what these fake cables contained and which now turn out to have been palpably false I would like you to publish this retraction and to convey to your readers my unreserved apologies.

Your’s faithfully,

Zafar Hilaly

More than apology Mr. Hilaly, your unremitting hatred, your continuous spewing out of falsehood, your enduring hostility stand exposed.

JE Menon · Post by **JE Menon** » 10 Dec 2010 15:15

Supplementing what SSridhar just pointed out, note Hilaly's mindset:

>>The little that has so far been revealed has shown America in not too good a light. It reveals the sordid values that underlie American policy and the fact that American self-interest speaks all sorts of tongues and plays all sorts of devilish roles. An American WASP (white Anglo-Saxon protestant), we may have guessed, was capable of such antics, but Obama? The liberal, half-Kikuyu with a Muslim father? It beggars the imagination.<<

What, according to this moron, does that have to do with anything!!!

Pratyush · Post by **Pratyush** » 10 Dec 2010 16:01

Hilaly saheb, hil gaya hain.

vijayk · Post by **vijayk** » 10 Dec 2010 18:08

James B wrote:Pakistan papers apologise after running anti-India fake WikiLeaks cables

Paki liars bluff got called out.

Forget Pukes... Just wait for 2 months. The terrorist, anti-national mafia of India that includes COMMIES, Roy, Pankaj Mishra, Angana etc. will refer to the original articles and will be calling Bosnia type action on India to save Kashmiris. Mark my words! They will simply ignore the the little fact about fake news and apology and will keep pumping up original news bashing Indian army, Hindus, India.

Rangudu · Post by **Rangudu** » 10 Dec 2010 18:59

TSP's Wiki-leak-gate has won a prestigious award

Yours truly had nominated them and is glad that TSP's excellent activities are duly recognized.

Surya · Post by **Surya** » 10 Dec 2010 19:18

funny part of the idiot ex amby is that he said the cables matched their intelligence reports

oh genius of the 7 seas - how could you be taken for a ride when you so wondefully verified them against ur intel reports

@#@%@#5 chu****

SSridhar · Post by **SSridhar** » 10 Dec 2010 19:40

Rangudu wrote:TSP's Wiki-leak-gate has won a prestigious award
Yours truly had nominated them and is glad that TSP's excellent activities are duly recognized.

Excellent Rangudu. Let's see if our comments appear there.

arun · Post by **arun** » 10 Dec 2010 20:24

X Posted from the India - Australia News & Discussion thread.

US Embassy cables leaked by Wikileaks characterises former Australian PM Kevin Rudd as a “control freak” who committed foreign policy blunders one of which is related to Australia’s refusal to support strategic dialogue between the US, Japan and India due to Australia’s relationship with PR China.

Unfortunately no light is thrown on Australia’s sale of Uranium to nuclear proliferator and undemocratic PR China while refusing the same India which has an impeccable record regards proliferation and is a democracy as well:

Kevin Rudd a control freak and mistake-prone, leaked US cables reveal

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 10 Dec 2010 21:12

Summary. The October 8-9 {2008} closed joint session of parliament convoked by President Zardari to address the security situation has been widely praised as a good first step in convincing Pakistan's elected leadership to take ownership of the fight against extremism; this effort now should be extended to reach the general public. Director General of Military Operations LtGen Pasha's briefing to the group consisted largely of graphic video and other footage demonstrating what one parliamentarian called the inhumane and anti-Islamic nature of the militants. Pasha reportedly blamed India, Russia and the UAE for supporting BALOCH and Taliban militancy and defended Pakistani sovereignty against incursions by U.S. forces, but reportedly he also spoke positively about what he termed the U.S. use of drones, noting the vast majority of those killed in drone attacks were foreign fighters or Taliban.

http://cablesearch.org/cable/view.php?i ... &hl=Baloch

arun · Post by **arun** » 10 Dec 2010 21:25

X Posted from the India - US strategic News & Discussion thread.

Wikileaks releases cable of the US Embassy in New Delhi marked secret on the meeting of our Defense Minister A.K. Antony and COAS Gen. Deepak Kapoor with US National Security Adviser James Jones where besides Indo-US relations, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was discussed:

US embassy cables: Pakistan home to 43 'terrorist camps' – Indian army chief

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 10 Dec 2010 23:03

http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petit ... hp?CLICKTF

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 10 Dec 2010 23:16

Folks please take the tiem to post a description of the links you post. And use the tags.

If you think its worth reading please do take the time to add a descriptor. It doesnt take that much more time.

Something worth doing, is worth doing well!

abhishek_sharma · Post by **abhishek_sharma** » 10 Dec 2010 23:50

On Myanmar, U.S. and China Worked Closely, Cables Show

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/world ... anmar.html

shravan · Post by **shravan** » 10 Dec 2010 23:58

US embassy cables: Mumbai conspiracy allegations 'outrageous' – US ambassador

CONGRESS PARTY STUNG PLAYING RELIGIOUS POLITICS

abhishek_sharma · Post by **abhishek_sharma** » 11 Dec 2010 00:03

From the cable posted above:

While the killing of three high level law enforcement officers during the Mumbai attacks is a remarkable coincidence, the Congress Party's initial reaction to Antulay's outrageous comments was correct. But as support seemed to swell among Muslims for Antulay's unsubstantiated claims, crass political opportunism swayed the thinking of some Congress Party leaders. What's more, the party made the cynical political calculation to lend credence to the conspiracy even after its recent emboldening state elections victories. The party chose to pander to Muslims' fears, providing impetus for those in the Muslim community who will continue to play up the conspiracy theory. While cooler heads eventually prevailed within the Congress leadership, the idea that the party would entertain such outlandish claims proved once again that many party leaders are still wedded to the old identity politics. The seventy-nine year old Antulay was probably bewildered to find that his remarks, similar in vein to what he would have routinely made in the past to attack the BJP, created such a furor this time.

Nandu · Post by **Nandu** » 11 Dec 2010 01:00

Anujan wrote: It was Nation, which followed it up with this gem of an editorial:

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news- ... -true-face

Umm.... did that link get hacked or something, because what I see there is stuff like (and this is a literal quote).

...has put its seal of confirmation on the genocide of the people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, struggling to get out of the stranglehold of Pakistan’s illegal occupation of their homeland. Leaders of the liberation struggle in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, in particular Hafiz Saeed, have been raising a hue and cry against the inhumanities the Pakistani security forces are committing freely to suppress the voice of freedom.

Anujan · Post by **Anujan** » 11 Dec 2010 01:13

^^^

Most probably yes

. Here is Google cache of the same page.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... fai=&pbx=1

Nandu · Post by **Nandu** » 11 Dec 2010 01:16

^
Nice.

abhishek_sharma · Post by **abhishek_sharma** » 11 Dec 2010 07:01

Should Bob Woodward be arrested?

http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/201 ... _standards

I keep thinking about the Wikileaks affair, and I keep seeing the double-standards multiplying. Given how frequently government officials leak classified information in order to make themselves look good, box in their bureaucratic rivals, or tie the President's hands, it seems a little disingenuous of them to be so upset by Assange's activities.

Or consider the case of the most famous of all "insider" journalists: Bob Woodward. Over the past several decades, he's built a highly-lucrative career on his ability to get Washington insiders to talk to him. Less charitably, you could say he's gotten rich giving politicos a vehicle to make their case in print. Just think about how many insiders spill their guts to Woodward, and even provide him with key memos, which are sometimes published as appendices in his opuses. It is apparently entirely acceptable for Woodward to publish remarkably detailed stuff on the most sensitive deliberations of the U.S. government, including the nasty things our officials say about one another and about foreign officials. This well-established practice warrants no adverse comment whatsoever; instead, the usual result is a front page review in the New York Times Sunday Book Review and a #1 position on the best-seller list.

Has anybody proposed arresting Bob Woodward? Has anyone looked into applying the 1917 Espionage Act to his revelations of the most secret deliberations of the national security establishment? Is the State Department telling employees not to buy or read his books, the same way they are telling employees not to look at any of the Wikileaks materials? And remember: Woodward isn't writing about minor issues or even the trivialities of diplomacy; his books deal directly with core issues of war and peace. One could argue that what Woodward digs up and displays-information drawn from the highest and innermost counsels of the U.S. government-is more important and more potentially damaging than zillions of often-trivial memcons by mid-level bureaucrats in overseas embassies. How can these leaks be more sensitive or troublesome than a detailed, blow-by-blow account of Obama's secret Afghanistan decision-making?

I'm not for a minute suggesting that somebody ought to threaten Woodward with prosecution, ban his books, or try to hack his laptop and destroy his hard drive. But the contrast between the reflexive praise with which his books are received-and to be fair, some of them make for pretty interesting reading -- and the "sky is falling" witch-hunt surrounding Julian Assange, is striking.

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Their view of the public's right to information is akin to the view expressed by Col. Nathan Jessep (memorably played by Jack Nicholson) in the film A Few Good Men. When defense attorney Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) says "I want the truth!," Jessep retorts: "You can't handle the truth!" Unless, of course, it is filtered by establishment journalists like Woodward, and not by some unsympathetic upstart like Assange.

abhishek_sharma · Post by **abhishek_sharma** » 11 Dec 2010 07:12

More stellar corporate behavior in Nigeria

http://wikileaks.foreignpolicy.com/post ... in_nigeria

Pfizer, the pharmaceutical giant, told U.S. officials that it had hired a private investigator to dig up dirt on Nigeria's attorney general in order to pressure him to drop a lawsuit against the firm. An April 20, 2009 cable recounts a conversation between embassy officials and Pfizer Country Manager Enrico Liggeri in Lagos:

"Pfizer had hired investigators to uncover corruption links to Federal Attorney General Michael Aondoakaa to expose him and put pressure on him to drop the federal cases. He said Pfizer’s investigators were passing this information to local media, XXXXXXXXXXXX. A series of damaging articles detailing Aondoakaa’s “alleged” corruption ties were published in February and March. Liggeri contended that Pfizer had much more damaging information on Aondoakaa and that Aondoakaa’s cronies were pressuring him to drop the suit for fear of further negative articles."

dinesha · Post by **dinesha** » 11 Dec 2010 15:40

US embassy cables: Pakistan home to 43 'terrorist camps' – Indian army chief
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-emba ... nts/214316

Monday, 29 June 2009, 05:53
S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 001337
SIPDIS
NSC ANISH GOEL
EO 12958 DECL: 06/26/2019
TAGS PREL, PGOV, PTER, PK, AG, IN
SUBJECT: NSA JONES DISCUSSES U.S.-INDIA SECURITY
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3. (C) After warmly welcoming Jones, Antony began by emphasizing the importance of expanding the quality and depth of the U.S.-India relationship. He stressed his desire to expand the bilateral military relationship despite minor irritants, and expressed his hope that Jones' visit to India would further the relationship. Antony mentioned joint development and production, and technology transfers as meriting focus, adding that the Indians find U.S. technology transfer conditions too restrictive. Jones and Burleigh urged completion of the End-Use Monitoring agreement. Antony said it needed to be defensible to Parliament, musing that he himself is accountable to parliament and to India's vibrant and multi-party democracy.....

He assured Antony that the U.S. will be as flexible as possible within the confines of U.S. laws, Indian laws, and both our publics. We must do whatever we can to resolve the challenges that can potentially slow the relationship down, since these are sensitive times that require both nations to find ways to more closely cooperate.
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Pakistan: Infiltration Continues/Trust Deficit Remains

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6. (S) After the conversation moved to Pakistan, General Deepak Kapoor, Chief of Army Staff, interjected and told Jones the Pakistani military's statements regarding the Indian threat on its eastern border are wholly without merit. Even after the 11/26 terrorist strikes on Mumbai, he emphasized, India did not make any move of a threatening nature toward Pakistan. Kapoor alleged that there are 43 terrorist camps in Pakistan, 22 of which are located in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Although the Pakistanis raided some camps in the wake of 11/26, Kapoor averred, some camps have reinitiated operations. Kapoor further asserted infiltration across the Line of Control cannot occur unless there is some kind of assistance and/or degree of support that is institutional in nature. He described several incidents of infiltration that occurred this year, including that of 40 terrorists in March who were found possessing significant ammunition and other equipment. India is worried, Kapoor said, that some part of the huge U.S. military package to Pakistan will find its way to the hands of terrorists targeting India. Furthermore, if "we can catch them (the infiltrators), why can't the Pakistani military?" Kapoor asked. "There's a trust deficit between the U.S. and Pakistan but there's also one between India and Pakistan," he stressed.

7. (S) Jones asked Kapoor how the Pakistanis react when the Indians confront them with these incidents. Kapoor replied the Pakistanis remain in denial mode, but fortunately today India's counter-infiltration posture is stronger than in the past. Asked about the percentage of infiltrators that get through, Kapoor estimated between 15 to 20 percent but cited the challenge posed by India's open border with Nepal. He asserted that at least 16 terrorists this year entered India through Nepal and then traveled to Kashmir. Throughout his remarks, Kapoor stressed that infiltration bids were "acts of aggression."[/b]

8. (S) Jones queried Kapoor on prospects of upgrading Indo-Pak military talks to discuss these issues. Kapoor rhetorically asked whether there should not be a degree of confidence in Pakistan before such a dialogue can even begin. Antony interjected that unless there is some tangible follow-up action by Pakistan against the perpetrators of the 11/26 attacks, discussions with Pakistan will be difficult. Regarding terrorist camps in Pakistan, Jones told Antony and Kapoor that the U.S. will take up the issue with Pakistan.
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dinesha · Post by **dinesha** » 11 Dec 2010 15:43

Secret shipment of Uranium from Burma to China
http://213.251.145.96/cable/2007/01/07RANGOON105.html

Tuesday, 30 January 2007, 10:23
S E C R E T RANGOON 000105
SIPDIS
.......
Â¶1. (S) Summary: Embassy contacts XXXXXXXXXXXX shared with us on XXXXXXXXXXXX documents for 112 metric tons of â€œmixed oreâ€ shipped on January 25 from Burma to China via Singapore. XXXXXXXXXXXX noticed that authorities treated the shipment as highly sensitive, and suspect it may have included uranium. Our contact had no direct evidence to support this claim. End summary.

Manny · Post by **Manny** » 11 Dec 2010 21:08

Congress played religious politics after Mumbai attacks: WikiLeaks

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 082430.cms

"The Congress Party, after first distancing itself from the comments (of Antulay, the then minority affairs minister), two days later issued a contradictory statement which implicitly endorsed the conspiracy. During this time, Antulay's completely unsubstantiated claims gained support in ... Indian-Muslim community," Mulford wrote in his secret cable to the state department on December 23, 2008.

"Hoping to foster that support for upcoming national elections, the Congress Party cynically pulled back from its original dismissal and lent credence to the conspiracy," Mulford wrote.

Regardless of home minister P Chidambaram's dismissal of Antulay's comments, the Indian-Muslim community "will continue to believe they are unfairly targeted by law enforcement and that those who investigate the truth are silenced," he said in the cable.

"The entire episode demonstrates that the Congress Party will readily stoop to the old caste/religious-based politics if it feels it is in its interest," Mulford alleged, according to the cable posted by WikiLeaks on its website on Friday.

the idea that the party would entertain "such outlandish claims proved once again that many party leaders are still wedded to the old identity politics," he said.

The 79-year-old Antulay "was probably bewildered to find that his remarks, similar in vein to what he would have routinely made in the past to attack the BJP, created such a furor this time," Mulford said.

sum · Post by **sum** » 11 Dec 2010 21:12

Sigh, even the world now knows about the INC and their blantant communalism and yet our people will not hesitate to jump at whatever conspiracy theories are thrown out by the "secular brigade"!

saip · Post by **saip** » 12 Dec 2010 00:07

FInally the truth is out. Pakistan rag 'the Daily Mail' has admitted it has made up the cables but denies any wrong doing as it claims that 'it bought some cables from Assange' and so has the original cables. Then it goes on to ascribe this item to its so called reporters.

The Online news agency said it got its fake cables from the Daily Mail.

Here is the link (if anyone is interested in reading this drivel change back slashes to forward slashes):

http://dailymailnews.com/1210/11\FrontP ... x.php?id=5

Surya · Post by **Surya** » 12 Dec 2010 02:46

If someone can find the Singapore cables which mention

'Japan and India were struggling to deal with China's influence due to their ''stupid'' behaviour;"

shynee · Post by **shynee** » 12 Dec 2010 03:01

Big fat red faces for Singapore leaders - from smh.com.au
In a September 2009 meeting, Mr Koh savaged Japan and India, describing Japan as ''the big fat loser'' in the context of improving ties between China and ASEAN, a cable says, adding: "He was equally merciless towards India, describing his 'stupid Indian friends' as 'half in, half out' of ASEAN."

Surya wrote:If someone can find the Singapore cables which mention

'Japan and India were struggling to deal with China's influence due to their ''stupid'' behaviour;"

Surya · Post by **Surya** » 12 Dec 2010 03:50

yeah saw that I want to see the original cable

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 12 Dec 2010 08:08

shynee wrote:Big fat red faces for Singapore leaders - from smh.com.au

"The cables, leaked exclusively to The Sun-Herald by WikiLeaks" - since when was Wikileaks leaking exclusively to The Sun-Herald?????

PS: Minor error in the quoted article - they have David Sedney as "Deputy Secretary of Defense for East Asia"; he was and is "Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense".
http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/David_Sedney

Rangudu · Post by **Rangudu** » 12 Dec 2010 08:15

[quote="A_Gupta]"The cables, leaked exclusively to The Sun-Herald by WikiLeaks" - since when was Wikileaks leaking exclusively to The Sun-Herald?????[/quote]

Any reputed media outlet can ask for the database or parts of it. Any Indian paper can get all India related cables, for example.

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 12 Dec 2010 08:24

As far as I know from information on the web, Wikileaks is releasing cables only to Le Monde (France), El Pais (Spain), Der Spiegel (Germany), The Guardian (UK) and via the Guardian, The New York Times (USA).

Not with Pakistanis, not with Australians, not with the Sun-Herald.

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 12 Dec 2010 08:26

Rangudu wrote:[quote="A_Gupta]"The cables, leaked exclusively to The Sun-Herald by WikiLeaks" - since when was Wikileaks leaking exclusively to The Sun-Herald?????

Any reputed media outlet can ask for the database or parts of it. Any Indian paper can get all India related cables, for example.[/quote][/quote][/quote][/quote]

AFAIK, only all the India related cables from those that have already been released.

These five mentioned above (Le Monde, El Pais, Guardian, Der Spiegel, NYT) have the job of redacting the cables before they are released. If you recall, Wikileaks offered the US Dept of State the opportunity to redact cables, but they refused.

PS: Wikileaks itself does say: "The established partners chosen were among the few with the resources necessary to spend many weeks ahead of publication making a start on their analysis.

Even with this much effort, the five current media partners will only scratch the surface of this material. As a result, Wikileaks will continue seeking media partners to work on the embassy cables."

AFAIK, the reason for this is to avoid controversy over release of information that may actually harm US national security.

PS: The Sun-Herald is an Australian newspaper; it is hardly reputed, but even if it were - how would it get cables that have nothing to do with Australia?

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 12 Dec 2010 11:08

Perfideous Albinos
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... m-off.html

Russia was hunting the killers of Alexander Litvinenko before he was poisoned but KGB officials were assured by British intelligence the matter was “under control”, according to a claim in the latest Wikileaks release.The memo, dated December 26 2006, recorded details of a dinner meeting at the US embassy in Paris between Russian Special Presidential Representative Anatoliy Safonov and US Ambassador-at-Large Henry Crumpton. Speaking about the need for bilateral co-operation to tackle terrorism, Safonov "cited the recent events in London – specifically the murder of a former Russian spy by exposure to radioactive agents – as evidence of how great the threat remained", the leaked cable said. "The implication was that the [Russia] was not involved, although Safonov did not offer any further explanation," read a comment added by U.S. embassy staff

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Russia Not Involved in Litvinenko Murder
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162- ... 03543.html

sumishi · Post by **sumishi** » 12 Dec 2010 12:35

IMO, Wikileaks appears to be a COINTELPRO operation. Hardly anything of importance that people did not suspect/know about earlier. Either Assange is a "useful idiot," or in on it.

One upside (for those behind it) to all this brouhaha can be that once wilikeaks establishes credibilty in the eyes of the public, it can later be actually used for planting false reports and propaganda as required. Also, the senate has come up with a bill (anit-wikileaks) which, using wikileaks as an excuse, has the potential to start the trend of clamping down on the internet (aka free speech) wherein websites taking anti-government stance can be targeted.

My two devaluing cents worth!

abhishek_sharma · Post by **abhishek_sharma** » 12 Dec 2010 13:56

Jack Goldsmith (Harvard Law School Professor) on WikiLeaks

http://www.lawfareblog.com/2010/12/seve ... wikileaks/

I find myself agreeing with those who think Assange is being unduly vilified. I certainly do not support or like his disclosure of secrets that harm U.S. national security or foreign policy interests. But as all the hand-wringing over the 1917 Espionage Act shows, it is not obvious what law he has violated. It is also important to remember, to paraphrase Justice Stewart in the Pentagon Papers, that the responsibility for these disclosures lies firmly with the institution empowered to keep them secret: the Executive branch. ...

I do not understand why so much ire is directed at Assange and so little at the New York Times.

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In Obama’s Wars, Bob Woodward, with the obvious assistance of many top Obama administration officials, disclosed many details about top secret programs, code names, documents, meetings, and the like. I have a hard time squaring the anger the government is directing toward wikileaks

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Whatever one thinks of what Assange is doing, the flailing U.S. government reaction has been self-defeating.

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As others have pointed out, the U.S. government reaction to wikileaks is more than a little awkward for the State Department’s Internet Freedom initiative. ...

The wikileaks saga gives the lie to the claim of United States omnipotence over the naming and numbering system via ICANN.

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abhischekcc · Post by **abhischekcc** » 12 Dec 2010 14:03

An idea that has been doing the rounds in my head for some days is that this leak could have been done by the Obama side to weaken Hillary Clinton. Most of the leaked docs make her life as Secretary of State difficult but do not harm Obama as such. This will complicate HC's life and divert her attention.

abhishek_sharma · Post by **abhishek_sharma** » 12 Dec 2010 14:07

No. White house has more than sufficient control on foreign policy. And Hillary and her husband have not misbehaved after her appointment. If Hillary's life becomes difficult, her failures will be counted among the failures of Obama administration.