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Wikileaks

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longfingernails · 28/11/2010 17:04

Just starting a thread in anticipation of the story hitting the shelves.

If the material leaked is anything like what has been rumoured, the release of these documents will probably be one of the defining political events of the decade.

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ChickensHaveNoMercyForTurkeys · 28/11/2010 20:12

Apparently the Obama administration don't think much of Dave

complimentary · 28/11/2010 19:14

Could not access wikileaks, site under 'cyber attack'.

Meglet · 28/11/2010 19:09

Is this going to be a massive bitch-fest with the US slagging off everyone?

complimentary · 28/11/2010 19:07

Sounds interesting, must get onto Wilkileaks!

Alouiseg · 28/11/2010 19:02

I've been trying to get on wikileaks all day, crash after crash!!!!

Must be good stuff!

Fortheverylasttime · 28/11/2010 19:00

Who is the member of the royal family of the, 'inappropriate behaviour'?

ulyanka · 28/11/2010 18:51

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newwave · 28/11/2010 18:41

Excellent! as we are often told "if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear"

jackstarbright · 28/11/2010 18:19

See also - the Guardian Online. Oh dear!!

jackstarbright · 28/11/2010 18:15

Der Spiegel already out - apparently.

From Twitter in German

"Angela Teflon Merkerl"

This could actually be fun Smile.

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longfingernails · 28/11/2010 17:27

Apparently the documents will be published in El Pais, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, the Guardian and the New York Times.

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ChickensHaveNoMercyForTurkeys · 28/11/2010 17:20

Blardy 'ell. This should be....interesting.

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longfingernails · 28/11/2010 17:18

It seems Wikileaks has gotten hold of secret US diplomatic correspondence from dozens of ambassadors around the world.

Rumoured to include candid and extremely embarrassing details about US assessments of various politicians (in the UK, including Gordon Brown/David Cameron). Also, what the US really thought about things like the release of the Lockerbie bomber, etc.

That is all just embarrassing, probably - but there are also rumours about the US tacitly supporting groups like the PKK in Turkey, possibly because the US had intelligence evidence that Turkey was helping Al-Qaeda in Iraq - and all sorts of other bombshells.

I think the world will be a much less safe place tomorrow than it is today.

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ChickensHaveNoMercyForTurkeys · 28/11/2010 17:14

Ooh, haven't heard anything about this. Please elaborate....

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