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| The contents of the U.S. diplomatic cables leak describe in detail events and incidents surrounding international affairs from 274 embassies dating from 28 December 1966 to 28 February 2010. The diplomatic cables revealed numerous unguarded comments and revelations: critiques and praises about the host countries of various US embassies, discussion and resolutions towards ending ongoing tension in the ], efforts and resistance towards ], actions in the ], assessments of other threats around the world, dealings between various countries, U.S. ] and ] efforts, and other diplomatic actions. | The contents of the U.S. diplomatic cables leak describe in detail events and incidents surrounding international affairs from 274 embassies dating from 28 December 1966 to 28 February 2010. The diplomatic cables revealed numerous unguarded comments and revelations: critiques and praises about the host countries of various US embassies, discussion and resolutions towards ending ongoing tension in the ], efforts and resistance towards ], actions in the ], assessments of other threats around the world, dealings between various countries, U.S. ] and ] efforts, and other diplomatic actions. | ||
| ===By Organization=== | |||
| =====United Nations===== | |||
| In July 2009, a confidential originating from the State Department ordered U.S. diplomats to ] on the ], Secretary general ], and other top U.N. officials.<ref name="unspyguardian"/> The intelligence info the diplomats were ordered to gather included biometric information, passwords, and personal ]s used in private and commercial networks for official communications.<ref name="unspyguardian">{{cite web|author=Booth, Robert; Borger, Julian |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cables-spying-un |title=US Diplomats Spied on UN Leadership|publisher=The Guardian |date= 28 November 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> The news was revealed by website ] on November 28, 2010. About the legal issue, the UN had previously declared that spying on the Secretary general was illegal, as a breach of the ].<ref name="unspyguardian"/> ], Solicitor of the ], and International Law professor ], publicly asked the Australian Prime Minister ] to complain "to the U.S. about both Secretaries of State Condoleeza Rice and Hillary Clinton being in major breach of International law ie UN Covenants, by making orders to spy on UN personnel, including the Secretary General, to include theft of their credit card details and communication passwords. Perhaps the Attorney General should investigate this clear prima facie evidence of crime (likely against Australian diplomats as well), rather than he attempts to prosecute the messenger of those crimes."<ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
| Former UN diplomats commented that UN officials already work under the assumption that they are spied on and are used to getting around it, but the surprise in this case was that it was done by other diplomats rather than intelligence agencies.<ref name="ClintonMeetsKimoon">{{cite web|author=Booth, Robert; Borger, Julian; MacAskill, Ewen |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/02/wikileaks-cables-hillary-clinton-ban |title=WikiLeaks cables: Hillary Clinton meets Ban Ki-moon after spying revelations|publisher=The Guardian |date= 2 December 2010 |accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> This scenario therefore blurs the line between diplomats and spies.<ref name="unspyguardian"/> ] claimed that not only Clinton, but "the whole chain of command who was aware of this order, and approved it, must resign if the U.S. is to be seen to be a credible nation that obeys the rule of law."<ref name="paisassangeinterview0512"/> When asked whether President Obama was also responsible for the order and should resign, Assange added that "the order is so serious it may well have been put to the president for approval."<ref name="paisassangeinterview0512">{{cite web|author=ELOLA, JOSEBA |url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Julian/Assange/Geopolitics/will/be/separated/into/pre/and/post/Cablegate/elpepuint/20101205elpepuint_3/Tes |title=Julian Assange: "Geopolitics will be separated into pre and post 'Cablegate"|publisher=El Pais |date= 5 December 2010 |accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> State Department spokesman Philip Crowley stated that Clinton had not drafted the directive and that the Secretary of State's name is systemically attached to the bottom of cables originating from Washington.<ref></ref> | |||
| ====European Union==== | |||
| ] President ] was quoted saying to the U.S. ambassador to ], ], that "EU no longer believes in the success of the ]". He also added "Europe is doing it and will go along out of deference to the United States, but not out of deference to Afghanistan"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/12/05/wikileaks-afghanistan.html|title=EU doubts Afghanistan success: WikiLeaks files |publisher=]|date=5 December 2010 |accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ===By region=== | |||
| Other information in the tranche of cables released by WikiLeaks on 28 November 2010 and subsequent days included the following: | |||
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| ====Americas==== | |||
| =====Brazil===== | |||
| An American ambassador stated that Brazil remained "paranoid" over his ability to retain claims to the ] and ], despite the knowledge that there are "no international threats" over them. The ambassador's rationales for President ]'s actions is that they "serve the practical purpose of tasking the military with developing greater capabilities" while remaining "politically popular white elephants."<ref>] (1 December 2010). . '']''. Retrieved 6 December 2010.</ref> | |||
| =====Canada===== | |||
| *] (CSIS) Director ] complained about Canada's courts and general public to ] ] in ] on 2 July 2008. He ascribed an "]" worldview to Canadians and their courts, whose judges have tied CSIS "in knots", making it ever more difficult to detect and prevent terror attacks in Canada and abroad.<ref>{{cite web|author=Vermeulen, Mathias |url=http://legalift.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/canadian-intelligence-head-criticized-role-of-courts-in-anti-terrorism-cases/|title=Canadian Intelligence Head Criticized Role of Courts in Anti-Terrorism Cases |publisher=The Lift |date= 30 November 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Judd commented that cherry-picked sections of the court-ordered release of a DVD of Guantanamo detainee and Canadian citizen ] would likely show three Canadian adults ] a kid who breaks down in tears. He observed that the images would no doubt trigger "knee-jerk ]" and "paroxysms of moral outrage, a Canadian specialty", as well as lead to a new round of heightened pressure on the government to press for Khadr's return to ]. He predicted that ]'s government would nonetheless continue to resist this pressure.<ref name=CANCAB>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2008/07/08OTTAWA918.html |title=Cable Viewer |publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=9 July 2008 |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Judd is quoted as telling Cohen that Canadian spies had prior warning that an explosion at ] in ], Afghanistan was being planned by the ]. However, Judd stated that the spies "could not get a handle on the timing". An investigation headed by ] ], into intelligence failures leading to the prison break, claimed Canada did not suspect an attack. Former ] ] stated in a committee hearing that "Obviously we would have liked to have known so we could have pre-empted or helped, more accurately, the Afghans pre-empt that kind of thing".<ref name="torstar alice-in-wonderland">{{Cite news |author=Potter, Mitch |title=Canada Has 'Alice In Wonderland' Attitude on Terrorism: Wikileaks|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/898263--canada-has-alice-in-wonderland-attitude-on-terrorism-wikileaks|work= ] |date=30 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *CSIS officers have been "vigorously harassing" known ] members in Canada.<ref name="torstar alice-in-wonderland" /> | |||
| *U.S. diplomats in Ottawa wrote to Washington that the ] pushes "insidious negative popular stereotyping" with "anti-American melodrama" in its entertainment television programs, according to documents to be released by the website WikiLeaks.<ref>] (1 December 2010).. '']''. Retrieved 3 December 2010.</ref> | |||
| =====Haiti===== | |||
| *Brazil's Army leads ], a 12,000-strong peacekeeping mission in Haiti. According to cables, the Army is frustrated with the lack of an exit strategy.<ref name="Wikileaks, Cablegate and Haiti"/> | |||
| =====Honduras===== | |||
| *A cable from the U.S. Embassy in ], ], definitively characterizes the ] of ] ] as "an illegal and unconstitutional coup".<ref>{{cite web|author=Potter, Rich|url=http://transdeuce.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/us-embassy-in-honduras-declares-zelayas-removal-an-illegal-coup/ |title=US Embassy in Honduras Recognized Zelaya’s Removal as an Illegal Coup |publisher=Transduce |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref> The decisiveness of the cable was not reflected in Clinton's reluctance to use such terminology in public statements and the U.S. State Department's failure to cut off all aid save "democracy assistance", as required by law in the case of a ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Naiman, Robert|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/wikileaks-honduras-state_b_789282.html|title=WikiLeaks Honduras: State Dept. Busted on Support of Coup |publisher=The Huffington Post |date=29 November 2010|accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref> The cable is also seemingly at odds with relatively rapid moves by the U.S., the ], and the ] to normalize relations with Honduras.<ref>{{cite web|author=Long, Chrissie|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0305/United-States-to-restore-aid-to-Honduras-in-step-toward-normalized-ties |title=United States To Restore Aid to Honduras in Step Toward Normalized Ties |publisher=] |date=5 March 2010 |accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/art-566130 |author=]|title=World Bank and IMF Restore Relations with Honduras |publisher=] |date=16 April 2010|accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====United States===== | |||
| *The U.S. bargained with other nations on moving prisoners from the ] to other countries. In one case, U.S. officials allegedly offered ] a meeting with ] ], if the country accepted one of the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/29cables.html?_r=1 |title=Cables Obtained by WikiLeaks Shine Light Into Secret Diplomatic Channels |publisher=The New York Times |date=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnevnik.si/novice/svet/1042406468 |title=WikiLeaks Omenja Tudi Slovenijo: Če Bi Sprejeli Ujetnika iz Guantanama, Bi Pahor Lahko Obiskal Obamo |language=Slovene |trans_title=WikiLeaks Mentions Slovenia Too: If We Would Accept a Detainee from Guantanamo, Pahor Could Visit Obama |date=29 November 2010}}</ref> Offers to other countries include economic incentives or a visit from Obama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,731583,00.html |title=Foreign Policy Meltdown: Leaked Cables Reveal True US Worldview|publisher=]|date= |accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Venezuela===== | |||
| *A cable sent from the US embassy in ] on 13 November 2009 reported that Brazilian Defense Minister ] "all but acknowledged presence of the ] in Venezuela".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/11/09BRASILIA1315.html |title=09BRASILIA1315, Charge Discusses Security Cooperation, Fighter Sale and Colombia with Mod Jobim|publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=13 November 2009 |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Spanish newspaper ''El País'' released some information about the remaining Venezuelan cables, not released yet at the WikiLeaks webpage. These cables supposedly deal with issues related to Cuban intelligence in Venezuela working together with the Venezuelan government. | |||
| *A cable sent from the US embassy in ] on 14 December 2009 explains what the embassy considers to be the situation of Venezuelan public health system and the government actions related to the public health sector. This in the context of raised protests in private and public hospitals with motivation in the alleged failure of ], a social welfare program, with support of Cuban doctors, that seeks to provide comprehensive publicly-funded health care, dental care, and sports training to poor and marginalized communities in Venezuela.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/12/09CARACAS1551.html |title=09CARACAS1551, "Venezuela's Medical System in Disarray as GBRV Shifts"|publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=14 December 2009 |accessdate=1 December 2010}}{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ====Eastern Asia and Oceania==== | |||
| =====Australia===== | |||
| * Then ] ] advised Hillary Clinton to be in a position to use force against China "if everything goes wrong".<ref name="theage1">{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/explosive-wiki-rudd-cable-20101205-18lbz.html |title=Explosive Wiki Rudd cable |publisher=Theage.com.au |date=2009-03-24 |accessdate=2010-12-07}}</ref> | |||
| * In Washington during a March 24, 2009 meeting, Rudd described to Clinton that China was "paranoid" about Taiwan and Tibet, and that his plan for an "Asia-Pacific Community" was envisaged to weaken China's authority in the region.<ref name="theage1"/> | |||
| =====People's Republic of China===== | |||
| *A ] official revealed that both public opinion in China and the government are "increasingly critical" of North Korea, stating that "China's influence with the North was frequently overestimated".<ref name="autogenerated9">{{cite news|last=Tisdall|first=Simon|title=Wikileaks Cables Reveal China 'Ready To Abandon North Korea'|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/29/wikileaks-cables-china-reunified-korea|publisher=The Guardian|date=29 November 2010|accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> The Chinese mentioned that they do not "like" North Korea, but "they are a neighbor".<ref name="guard"/> | |||
| *A Chinese contact told the U.S. Embassy in ] that the ] was responsible for instigating the ]<ref name="nyt"/> which was part of a wider "coordinated campaign of computer sabotage carried out by government operatives, private security experts and Internet outlaws recruited by the Chinese government"<ref name="nyt"/> targeting the U.S. and its Western allies.<ref name="reuters1"/> | |||
| *In February 2009, the ] spoke to her Chinese counterpart, ], after being notified that China had offered Kyrgyzstan $3 billion in return for the closure of ] — an important U.S. base in ] handling flights into and out of Afghanistan. She stated that during the encounter "visibly flustered, Zhang temporarily lost the ability to speak Russian and began spluttering in Chinese". He responded with his own proposal to the U.S. on dealing with the Kyrgyz to keep the base open, during which his aide remarked: "Or maybe you should give them $5 billion and buy both us and the Russians out".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/02/09BISHKEK135.html|title=Chinese Ambassador Flustered by Kyrgyz Allegations of Money for Closing Manas|publisher=US Embassy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |date=13 February 2009 |accessdate=2 December 2010}}{{Clarify|date=December 2010|reason=quoting cable? thought had to be secondary souces (e.g., newspaper)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Trilling, David|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/62454 |title=China Gives U.S. Base Advice — Wikileaks|publisher=] |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *China's foreign policy has been criticized by a Western diplomat as a "newly pugnacious", despite earlier policies assuring China's rise would be a "peaceful" one. US ambassador to Beijing, ], has stated that the recent policy shift is "losing friends worldwide". Huntsman discussed a British diplomat critical of conduct by Chinese officials at the ], who considered the change in China's approach "shocking". He mentions that "China's more aggressive approach" has caused India to strengthen their relationship with the United States. Japanese diplomats confirmed the new "aggressive" approach, and a Moroccan diplomat commented that "China will never play the role of a global leader if it treats its trade partners so poorly". However, Huntsman reminds that this does not imply that nations will turn toward the United States in response, and that many countries are equally suspicious of the Americans as they are of the Chinese. He quotes Juliu Ole Sunkuli, who "claimed that Africa was better off thanks to China's practical, bilateral approach to development assistance and was concerned that this would be changed by 'western' interference… Sunkuli said Africans were frustrated by western insistence on capacity building, which translated, in his eyes, into conferences and seminars. They instead preferred China's focus on infrastructure and tangible projects."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/04/wikileaks-embassy-cables-diplomacy-china|title=WikiLeaks cables: 'Aggressive' China losing friends around the world|publisher=The Guardian |date=5 December 2010 |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=]|title=‘Aggressive’ China leaves India, others worried|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-Aggressive--China--leaves-India--others-worried/720864|newspaper=]|date=6 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *The cables state that China is engaging in ] to bolster offensive and defensive computer network operations capabilities. Their recruits include Lin Yong, using the alias Lion, who founded the ], a Chinese hacker group that emerged after the ] in 1999 and XFocus, the hacker group that released ] in August 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/04/wikileaks-cables-china-cyber-warfare|title=WikiLeaks cables reveal fears over Chinese cyber warfare|publisher=The Guardian |date=5 December 2010 |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Koreas===== | |||
| *North Korea was behaving like a "spoiled child", according to Chinese officials, who were prepared to accept ] under ]n leadership. They estimated they could cope with an influx of 300,000 North Korean refugees in the event of instability on the peninsula.<ref name="autogenerated9"/> | |||
| * U.S. and South Korea officials have discussed reunification of the two Koreas should the North ultimately collapse, according to the American ambassador to Seoul.<ref>. '']''.</ref> | |||
| =====Thailand===== | |||
| * In ], Russian associates of alleged arms dealer ] tried to block his extradition from Thailand to America by bribing a key witness in the case, US diplomats warned in secret cables.<ref name="bangkokpost.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/209375/us-cables-reveal-bribe-fears-in-thai-bout-arms-case |title=US Cables Reveal Bribe Fears in Thai Bout Arms Case|publisher=] |date= |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> Prime Minister ] was insisting his government was not subject to pressure from Washington to extradite suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout.<ref name="bangkokpost.com"/> | |||
| ====Middle East and North Africa==== | |||
| =====Afghanistan===== | |||
| *A cable from the American Embassy in ], said that ], ], was found carrying $52 million in cash that he "was ultimately allowed to keep without revealing the money’s origin or destination". The discovery was made in the ] by local authorities working with the ].<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news |author=Shane, Scott; Lehren, Andrew W. |title=Cables Shine Light Into Secret Diplomatic Channels|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/29cables.html |publisher= The New York Times |date=28 November 2010 |accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *], ], was described as "paranoid" in one cable.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|author=Connolly, Kevin; Fisher, Jonah; Kennedy, Duncan; Donnison, Jon; Head, Jonathan; Wood, Paul; Evans, Stephen|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11862304 |title=Wikileaks: US Allies Unruffled by Embassy Cable Leaks|publisher=BBC News |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *A cable recounting meetings between American officials and ], in September 2009 and February 2010, offered the following warning: "Note: While we must deal with AWK as the head of the Provincial Council, he is widely understood to be corrupt and a narcotics trafficker". Noting several of Karzai's statements known to be false, the cables explain that "He appears not to understand the level of our knowledge of his activities. We will need to monitor his activity closely, and deliver a recurring, transparent message to him".<ref name="nyt" /> | |||
| *The U.S. military took 15 percent of the €50 million the German government gave to a trust fund to build up the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/02/germany-us-afghan-funds-wikileaks|title=Germany Accuses US over 'Missing' Afghan Funds, WikiLeaks Cables Show|publisher=The Guardian|author=Traynor, Ian|date=2 December 2010|accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Iran===== | |||
| *The cables reveal some ] for ], and encouragement from pro-US Arab leaders for a military strike on the ].<ref>{{cite web|author=];Tisdall, Simon|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cables-saudis-iran |title=Saudi Arabia Urges US Attack on Iran To Stop Nuclear Programme |publisher=The Guardian|date= |accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=ynet>] (28 November 2010).. '']''. Retrieved 28 November 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/arab-states-scorn-iranian-evil?intcmp=239 |title=Arab States Scorn 'Evil' Iran |publisher=The Guardian|date=28 November 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> Saudi King Abdullah has repeatedly urged the U.S. to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.<ref name=autogenerated3>Mohammed, Arshad; Colvin, Ross (28 November 2010). . '']''. Retrieved 28 November 2010.</ref> In one diplomatic cable, King Abdullah said it was necessary to "cut the head of the snake", in reference to Iran's nuclear program. This remains problematic, as many Arab leaders have refrained from publicly criticizing Iran, due to popular support for the country.<ref name="Atlantic"/><ref name=autogenerated4>. '']''. 28 November 2010.</ref> | |||
| *], Crown Prince of ], urged the U.S. not to ] Tehran and said, "] is ]".<ref name="jpost1">{{cite web|author=]|url=http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/OpinionAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=197286 |title=WikiLeaks: Burying Linkage between Peace Process, Iran |publisher=]|date= |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *King ] was quoted in 2009 as saying, "That program must be stopped. The danger of letting it go on is greater than the danger of stopping it".<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite web|author=]|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2010/11/by-whatever-means-necessary-arab-leaders-want-iran-stopped/67148/ |title='By Whatever Means Necessary': Arab Leaders Want Iran Stopped|publisher=] |date=24 November 2010 |accessdate=4 December 2010}}</ref><ref name="jpost1"/> | |||
| *Maj-Gen. Muhammad al-Assar, assistant to the ], was quoted in 2009 saying that "] views Iran as a threat to the region".<ref name="jpost1"/> | |||
| *U.S. intelligence has assessed that Iran obtained from ] advanced missiles (derived from a ]) that are more powerful than publicly admitted by the U.S. to be in Iran's possession.<ref name="ny times missile"/> These missiles, designated the ], have a range of up to {{convert|2000|mi|km}}.<ref name="Atlantic" /><ref name="ny times missile">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/middleeast/29missiles.html?_r=1|title=Iran Fortifies Its Arsenal With the Aid of North Korea|publisher=The New York Times|date=28 November 2010|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> However, another cable that has received less attention from mainstream press describes a meeting of US and Russian officials, where the latter dismissed the former's claims, pointing out technical flaws in the evidence presented and inconsistencies in the story.<ref>Wikileaks expose complicity of the press. </ref> | |||
| *An unidentified ally of former Iranian President ] stated that ] ] has terminal ] and is expected to die in months, and Rafsanjani's unwillingness to act after the disputed ] comes from his wish to succeed Khamenei and annul ]'s election afterwards.<ref>{{cite web|author=WikiLeaks|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/08/09ISTANBUL336.html|title= A xxxxx contact shares views from a rafsanjani business ally on khamenei's cancer and rafsanjani's next steps|date=28 August 2009|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Reports that the ] was alleged to be actively controlled by the government and was involved in illicit arms smuggling and intelligence gathering on behalf of Iran.<ref>{{cite news|author=MacAskill, Ewan|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/iranian-spies-red-crescent-war?intcmp=239|title=Iranian Spies 'Used Red Crescent To Enter War Zones' — US Embassy Cables Reveal Claims that Intelligence Agents and Weapons Were Smuggled into Lebanon and Iraq|publisher=The Guardian|date=28 November 2010|accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref><ref>. ]. 28 November 2010</ref> | |||
| *A cable from the U.S. State Department indicated that the U.S. was pushing for co-operation from its allies to impose further sanctions on Iran in response to its nuclear program.<ref>{{cite web|author=WikiLeaks|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2010/01/10STATE9124.html|title= Hillary Clinton Demands Actions Against Iran|date=29 January 2010 |accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Iran's ] in communication with the ] agreed to "help" on Afghan issues, including sharing information regarding potential attacks. CSIS director Jim Judd had confided however that he had not "figured out what they are up to", since it is clear that the "Iranians want ] to bleed...slowly".<ref name=CANCAB /> | |||
| *According to a cable sent from the U.S. embassy in ], ] in 2009, there is a "widespread rumor" that many Iranians in Baku conduct in illicit activities and that these activities are tied to Iran. These activities include sanctions-busting, money laundering, obtaining spare parts, equipment and revenue generation for the ] and management of narcotics trafficking originating from Iran. The cable mentions that many Iranians residing in Baku from different backgrounds, including students, business figures, and human rights activists are involved in these activities.<ref>{{cite web|author=WikiLeaks|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/03/09BAKU175.html|title=Iran's Money Launderers, Sanctions-Busters, and Revolutionary Guard Money Makers: A Baku Sampler |date=6 March 2009|accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Israel===== | |||
| *Summary of ] ]'s meeting with ] from Wikileaks cables: ] stated that a return to the 1967 borders and dividing ] was not a solution since further withdrawals would only whet the appetite of radical Islam. Ackerman asked if the Palestinians would accept peace based on the 1967 lines. Netanyahu said he would not agree to such a withdrawal since the 1967 lines were indefensible, but he added that the "right of return" was the real acid test of Arab intentions.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2007/04/07TELAVIV1114.html |title=Ackerman's Meeting With Opposition Leader (Netanyahu) |publisher=Wikileaks |date=|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *] was ready to attack a ]-armed ], and saw 2010 as a pivotal year.<ref>{{cite web|author=]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/israel-primed-attack-nuclear-iran |title=Israel Primed To Attack a Nuclear Iran |publisher=The Guardian |date=|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> The United States is supplying bunker-buster munitions explicitly for this purpose. | |||
| *In August 2007, Israeli ] chief ] suggested to the U.S. to make use of local fringe groups to try and topple the ].<ref name=ynet /> WikiLeaks documents also suggest that Dagan denied plans to attack a ] nuclear facility, just two months before ] actually happened.<ref>. '']''. 29 November 2010.</ref> | |||
| *] ] consulted with ] of the ] and asked if they could take over control of ] after expected Israeli victory during ], but met with refusal.<ref>. '']''. Retrieved 28 November 2010.</ref> | |||
| *In a conversation with Ackerman in 2007, ] ] said ] had admitted to him that the ] he helped initiate was based on a mistaken premise. Netanyahu said Peres had told him the European and US assistance to the Palestinian Authority had established a "bloated bureaucracy, with PA employees looking to the international community to meet their payroll".<ref name="jpost2">{{cite web|author=Hoffman, Gil |url=http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=197272|title=Wikileaks: 'Peres Admitted Oslo Was Mistake' |publisher=]|date= |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *In the same document, Netanyahu described ] as a "fake party" and referred to the ] as "stupid" and criticized the approach of ]'s policies towards the conflict.<ref name="jpost2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2007/04/07TELAVIV1114.html |title=Viewing cable 07TELAVIV1114, Codel Ackerman's Meeting with Opposition Leader |publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=18 April 2007 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *In one document from April 2007, Netanyahu, who was opposition leader at the time, describes the Palestinian Authority President ] as a "nice man who means well" and urges Washington to focus on toppling Hamas through an "economic squeeze" saying it would be "easier to weaken Hamas than to strengthen Abbas".<ref>{{cite web|author=11:47AM GMT 29 Nov 2010|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/8167569/Wikileaks-Israel-satisfied-with-portrayal-of-Iran-position.html |title=Wikileaks: Israel Satisfied with Portrayal of Iran Position |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 December 2008 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *In 2008, U.S. diplomats in the Middle East were instructed to secretly collect personal information on Palestinian leaders, and to closely monitor Israeli military and telecommunication capabilities.<ref>{{cite web|last=Leila |first=Hilary |url=http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=197285 |title=Rice State Dept. Sought Info on Palestinian Leaders |publisher=]|date= |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> One State Department directive orders U.S. diplomats to report on ] tactics, techniques, and procedures dealing with conventional and unconventional counterinsurgency operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2008/10/08STATE116392.html |title=Viewing cable 08STATE116392, S) Reporting and Collection Needs: Palestanian|publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date= |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *According to a cable from the U.S. embassy in ], Netanyahu supports the concept of land-swaps with the Palestinian Authority and does not want to govern the ] and Gaza but rather to stop attacks from being launched from there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=197333 |title=Wikileaks: PM 'Doesn't Want To Govern the West Bank' |publisher=] |date= |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| * Netanyahu was described by Luis G. Moreno in one cable: "Netanyahu warned that when Israel left ] it created a first Iranian base, that when it left Gaza it created a second Iranian base, and if Israel "promised" a third retreat from the West Bank it would see the same results. The three options, according to Netanyahu, included withdrawing to the 1967 borders (which would "get terror, not peace"), doing nothing (which he considered "just as bad"), or "rapidly building a pyramid from the ground up". Netanyahu suggested a rapid move to develop the West Bank economically, including "unclogging" bureaucratic "bottlenecks".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/02/09TELAVIV457.html |title=Viewing cable 09TELAVIV457, CODEL CARDIN DISCUSSES IRAN, SYRIA, PALESTINIANS|publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=26 February 2009 |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Dagan told American diplomat ] that "nothing will be achieved" in the ] according to a secret cable the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv sent to the State Department. During a two-hour meeting, Dagan told Townsend that ] President ] would "likely move to ] and join his mysteriously wealthy son there" in the event Hamas took over the West Bank. In the same cable, Dagan was recorded accusing Saudi Foreign Minister ] of playing a "very negative role" and characterized Qatar as "a real problem", accusing its leader ] of "annoying everyone". He also suggested the US should move its ] out of ].<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=197119 |title=Wikileaks: Dagan Says Peace Process Will Achieve Nothing |publisher=]|date= |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *In 2007, then Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs ] said she "doubted that a final status agreement could be reached with Abbas, and therefore the emphasis should be on reforming Fatah so that it could beat Hamas at the polls".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2007/01/07TELAVIV64.html |title=Wikileaks |publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de|date=8 January 2007|accessdate=1 December 2010}}{{Dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Israeli aerial attacks on Syria (during Operation Orchard, conducted on September 6, 2007) were likely grounded in a confirmed threat. A functioning nuclear reactor had been constructed by Syria, which may have at some point been in use. "(SBU) DG ElBaradei's report on Syria reinforces our conclusion that Syria was engaged in a clandestine effort to construct and operate a nuclear reactor at Al Kibar. The report also helps to confirm that uranium found via environmental samples collected at the site is not naturally occurring, lending credence to the fact that the facility in question was a reactor. Although the report does not categorically dismiss Syria's explanation that the uranium was from Israeli missiles used in the attack on the reactor in September 2007, it suggests that this explanation is highly unlikely. Syria delivered an eleventh-hour letter on 17 February 2009 attempting to demonstrate a degree of cooperation immediately before the report's release. The report notes that the responses in the Syrian letter "were only partial ... and did not address most of the questions raised in the Agency's communications". Importantly, the report also calls on Syria to allow access to other locations and allow inspectors to take samples of the debris removed from Al Kibar as soon as possible, noting that these measures are "essential" for the IAEA to be able complete its assessment". | |||
| *Recent intensification of insurgencies in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Sudan may be the result of jihadis returning from Iraq (perhaps, in response to American successes there). "(S) Summary: Mossad Chief Meir Dagan told CODEL Corzine March 13 that Israeli and U.S. thinking on Iran largely tracks, adding that he believes the EU dialogue with Iran will ultimately fail. Dagan said that Israel has evidence that some foreign fighters have returned home from Iraq, perhaps indicating that the tide may be starting to turn in the U.S. battle against the insurgency there. He worried however, that these militants' countries of origin—in particular Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria and Sudan—are ill-equipped to control the returning jihadis, who might then pose a threat to stability in the region and, ultimately, to Israel. End Summary". | |||
| =====Jordan===== | |||
| *A document dated from April 2, 2009 shows then-president of the ], ], saying "Bomb Iran, or live with an Iranian bomb. Sanctions, carrots, incentives won’t matter" in a conversation with US ambassador ]. According to the cable, "while Rifai judged a military strike would have ‘catastrophic impact on the region,’ he nonetheless thought preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons would pay enough dividends to make it worth the risks".<ref>{{cite web|author=]|url=http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=197610 |title=Sarkozy: Not Negotiating with Hamas Hurts PA |publisher=]|date=2 December 2010 |accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Kuwait===== | |||
| *Emir of Kuwait Sheikh ] referring to Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainees said "You know better than I that we cannot deal with these people (the Guantanamo detainees). I can't detain them. If I take their passports, they will sue to get them back. I can talk to you into next week about building a rehabilitation center, but it won't happen. We are not ]; we cannot isolate these people in desert camps or somewhere on an island. We cannot compel them to stay. If they are rotten, they are rotten and the best thing to do is get rid of them. You picked them up in ]; you should drop them off in Afghanistan, in the middle of the war zone".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/02/09KUWAIT110.html |title=Cable Viewer|publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=5 February 2009 |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Libya===== | |||
| *A Libyan shipment of ] to Russia, brokered by the United States, was nearly the cause of an environmental disaster in Tripoli, in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/03/wikileaks-cables-libya-enriched-uranium|title=WikiLeaks: Leaked Cables Reveal the Rough Workings of Diplomacy|publisher=The Guardian|date=3 December 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Qatar===== | |||
| *] is using the Arabic TV news channel ] as a bargaining chip in negotiations with other countries. It is "one of Qatar's most valuable political and diplomatic tools".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqrdtYIc4k1ZzxfdOvlgFkyYXCwQ?docId=CNG.46b645b43dfaa2dc5d313fea1f79b408.121|title=Qatar uses Al-Jazeera as bargaining chip: WikiLeaks|work=]|date=6 December 2010|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Hillary Clinton said that Qatar along with Saudi Arabia, United Arab emirates and Kuwait continue to fund terror.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3994950,00.html|title=Clinton: Saudi Arabia funding terror|work=Y net News|date=8 December 2010|accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *The chief of ]'s spy agency ], ] warned that Qatar, poses "a real problem" as its ], ], tries to please all parties in the Middle East, including Syria, Iran and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/1126/World/Region/WikiLeaks-Mossad-chief-sees-Qatar-as-real-problem.aspx|title=WikiLeaks: Mossad chief sees Qatar as 'real problem'|work=Ahram online|date=3 December 2010|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Saudi Arabia===== | |||
| *Diplomats claim that Saudi donors remain chief financiers of terrorist groups like ], ] and ]. Militants seeking donations often come during the ]. In one occassion, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which carried out the ], used a Saudi-based front company to fund its activities. Main concern of the officials in Riyadh embassy is protecting Saudi oilfields from al-Qaida attacks.<ref name="reuters1">{{cite news|title=Saudi King Urged U.S. To Attack Iran: WikiLeaks|first=Ross |last=Colvin |publisher=Reuters |date=28 November 2010|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AP06Z20101128 |accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated7>; '']''. Retrieved 28 November 2010.</ref><ref>; '']''. Retrieved 5 December 2010.</ref> | |||
| *] ] has repeatedly urged the U.S. to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> In one diplomatic cable, King Abdullah said it was necessary to "cut the head of the snake", in reference to Iran's nuclear program.<ref name="Atlantic"/><ref name=autogenerated4 /> | |||
| *] officials see Saudi Arabia, not ], as the biggest threat to the integrity and cohesion of their fledgling democratic state. Iraqi contacts think that the Saudi goal is to enhance ] influence, dilute ] dominance and promote the formation of a weak and fractured Iraqi government.<ref>; '']''. 5 December 2010.</ref> | |||
| *King Abdullah proposed that ] could be monitored through the use of "electronic chips".<ref name="cnnsaudi"/> | |||
| *Foreign Minister Prince ] proposed to the US special adviser to Iraq, ], that an Arab force supported by US and NATO air power could fight Hezbollah in Lebanon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/07/wikileaks-saudi-arab-invasion-lebanon |title=WikiLeaks cables: Saudis proposed Arab force to invade Lebanon |accessdate=7 December 2010 |date=7 December 2010 |publisher=The Guardian |author=Ewen MacAskill}}</ref> He accused the UN troops in Lebanon of "sitting doing nothing."<ref>, AFP and Ynet, 12.08.10</ref> | |||
| *In ], despite ] (the religious police of ]), there is an ongoing underground nightlife, which includes "the full range of worldly temptations and vices" <small>''ie''</small> "alcohol, drugs, sex ". Even though these parties are in violation of ]'s laws, the ] of ] are afraid to stop these parties since these parties are hosted by the princes of ], the monarchic ruling house of ].<ref></ref> | |||
| =====Syria===== | |||
| *] increased arms shipments to ] despite its claims that new shipments had ceased.<ref name="nyt_cables_2"/> | |||
| *A Syrian foreign minister was alleged to have fallen for a "tabloid-like story" regarding the death of ]. An American ambassador stated that this displayed the Syrian government's "'stark ignorance' of the outside world".<ref name=autogenerated6>{{cite news|author=]; Booth, Robert|title=US Embassy Cables Flush Out Royal Gossip — Nuggets of Diplomatic 'News' about Prince Charles, Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew Found in Leaked Dispatches|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/29/us-embassy-cables-flush-royal-gossip|publisher=The Guardian|date=29 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *], Chief of the ], stated that Syria "desperately" wants the halt of the ] about the ] of ], ], in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|author=Copy of cable dated 2 January 2008|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/136139 |title=US Embassy Cables: Egypt Spy Chief Promises Pressure on Hamas|publisher=The Guardian |date=28 November 2010 |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> Syria is suspected of involvment in fore-mentioned bombing and in ] in neighbouring Lebanon. | |||
| =====Turkey===== | |||
| *] did not invite ] for a meeting on ] to appease ], reflecting ]’s insistence at every international forum that India be kept out of any meeting on Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite web|author=] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/article921211.ece?homepage=true |title=Turkey Did Not Invite India for Meet on Afghanistan To Appease Pak: WikiLeaks |publisher='']'' (via '']'')|date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/wikileaks%20revelations/wikileaks-turkey-kept-india-out-to-please-pak-69325WikiLeaks: |title=Turkey Kept India Out To Please Pak|publisher='']'' (via '']'') |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Former ] prime minister ], during a meeting with Turkish foreign ministry undersecretary ], promised to shut down the controversial Denmark-based ] TV-station ], in order to prevent Turkish obstruction to his appointment as ].<ref name="politiken1">{{cite web|author=Isherwood, Julian (editor)|url=http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/ECE1128673/opposition-fogh-r-horse-trading/|title=Opposition: Fogh R. Horse Trading|publisher=] on '']''|date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Turkey complained to British diplomats that ], the ], wanted to ruin Turkey's chances to join the ] by filming a documentary revealing the plight of disabled children in Turkey. The UK foreign secretary responded by saying that "as a private citizen, her activities could not 'be controlled'".<ref name=autogenerated6 /> | |||
| *Turkish military officials have pressured the U.S. for ], to use against the ] in Iraq. Due to American concerns over a potential rise of ] in Turkey, the "State Department has warned that the purchasing process promises to be 'long and complex.'"<ref name="WiredN">{{cite news|last=Rawnsley|first=Adam|title=WikiLeaks Reveals Everybody’s Christmas List: The World Wants Drones|url=http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/11/wikileaks-reveals-everybodys-christmas-list-the-world-wants-drones/|publisher =]|date=29 November 2010|accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *], President of ], is no fan of ], ], and the ruling ] despite both countries maintaining ] publicly. Aliyev criticised ] by calling it 'naïve'. He also revealed that he had sold gas to Russia in order to impede Turkey's ability to "create a gas distribution hub".<ref name="hurriyet">{{Cite news |author= ]|title=Azerbaijani President No Fan of Turkey's AKP, Say US Diplomats|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=azerbaijan8217s-aliyev-slams-recep-tayyip-erdogan-government-2010-11-29 |work= ] |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====United Arab Emirates===== | |||
| *] Crown Prince ] of the ], referred to as MBZ in the cables, urged the US not to appease Iran and said, "Ahmadinejad is ]".<ref name="jpost1" /> | |||
| *Muhammad bin Zayed supported the U.S. decision to sell ] aircraft to Pakistan to strengthen the Musharraf government, saying the sale would not alter the balance of strength between India and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/Exposed-UAE-Turkey-betrayed-India/articleshow/4359457.cms |title=Exposed: UAE, Turkey betrayed India? |publisher=Timesnow.Tv |date= |accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Diplomats in the UAE revealed that ], ] and the UK's ], are "close friends" that "frequently hunt – in Morocco and Tanzania".<ref name=autogenerated6 /> | |||
| *UAE military officials have pressured the U.S. for ], to be used in countering Iran. As Iran is known to be developing its own drones, a UAE general stated "That’s why we need it first...give me Predator B".<ref name="WiredN" /> | |||
| *Muhammad bin Zayed believes that an Israeli strike will not be successful in stopping ], and therefore a new plan is required. He also believes that ] will strike Iran, causing Iran to launch missile attacks including hits on the UAE and to unleash attacks worldwide. In his view, the map of the Middle East would change.{{clarify|date=November 2010}}<!--when?--><ref name=autogenerated10>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/07/09ABUDHABI736.html |title=Cable Viewer |publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=20 July 2009 |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Muhammad bin Zayed apparently runs the ]. While he is officially only the ] of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and his only federal title is Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, he is said to be the key decision maker on national security issues. He was observed to be unlike his elder half-brother President ], who is reported to be a distant and uncharismatic personage. 'MBZ' has authority in all matters except for final decisions on oil policy and major state ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/08/09ABUDHABI862.html |title=Cable Viewer|publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=31 August 2009 |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *MBZ described a nuclear armed Iran as absolutely untenable. He believes that 'all hell will break loose' if Iran attains the bomb, with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey developing their own nuclear weapons capability and Iran instigating Sunni-Shia conflict. | |||
| *MBZ said Iran is surrounding Israel driven by ideological conviction and will threaten Israel's existence should it go nuclear. At the same time, he described Iran's ambitions as reflecting a desire to restore Persia's great-power status, rather than driven by religious convictions.<ref name=autogenerated10 /> | |||
| *MBZ suggested that the key to containing Iran revolves around progress on the ]. He argued that it will be essential to bring Arab public opinion in line with the leadership in any conflict with Iran and that roughly 80% of the public is amenable to persuasion. To win them over, the U.S. would have to quickly bring about a ] over the objections of the Netanyahu government. He suggested working with moderate Palestinians that support the road map, and forget about the others as there is no time to waste.<ref name=autogenerated10 /> | |||
| * UAE's security officials believed that India along with Iran had supported the Pakistani Taliban and Pushtun separatists. The UAE security officials also believe that the Taliban may draw support from the sizeable Pashtun population resident in the UAE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/uae-officials-believed-india-helped-pak-taliban-pashtuns-1622629.html |title=UAE officials believed India helped Pak Taliban, Pashtuns |publisher=www.daily.bhaskar.com |date= |accessdate=2010-12-07}}</ref> | |||
| =====Yemen===== | |||
| *] President ] said if the U.S. attacks ], he will tell the people of Yemen that it was the Yemeni military that has carried out the attacks rather than the U.S. He asserted that "we'll continue saying the bombs are ours, not yours" in a meeting with ] ], then head of ]. ]'s Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs, Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi, also joked about lying to ] on U.S. involvement of bombings.<ref>{{cite web|author= Vermeulen, Mathias|url=http://legalift.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/yemen-deputy-prime-minister-admits-lying-to-parliament-on-us-involvment-of-bombings/ |title=Yemen Deputy Prime Minister Admits Lying to Parliament on US Involvement in Bombings |publisher=The Lift |date= |accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= Vermeulen, Mathias|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/03/wikileaks-yemen-us-attack-al-qaida |title=WikiLeaks cables: Yemen offered US 'open door' to attack al-Qaida on its soil|publisher=The Guardian|date= |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ====South Asia==== | |||
| =====India===== | |||
| *A U.S. State Department cable called ] a "self-appointed frontrunner for permanent ] seat". However, despite the criticisms, the U.S. remains supportive of India's bid for a seat in the United Nations, along with that of Japan, Brazil, and Germany.<ref name="NDTV">{{cite web|author=]|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/wikileaks-revelations/wikileaks-hillary-called-india-self-appointed-frontrunner-for-permanent-unsc-seat-69388|title=WikiLeaks: Hillary Called India 'Self-Appointed Frontrunner for Permanent UNSC Seat'|publisher=] |date=30 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *The U.S. State Department solicited "biographical and biometric information on key ]/]/] Permanent Representatives, particularly India, China".<ref name="NDTV" /> | |||
| *The U.S. conducted its own secret analysis of India's military contingency plans, which are codenamed ].<ref name="guardian1">{{cite web|author=] |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/30/wikileaks-cables-pakistan-nuclear-fears|title=WikiLeaks Cables Expose Pakistan Nuclear Fears |publisher=The Guardian |date=30 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> India has said that if sufficiently provoked, it would mount a rapid invasion of Pakistan. The U.S. said in a cable that it doubted the ] was capable of doing so: "It is the collective judgment of the mission that India would likely encounter very mixed results. Indian forces could have significant problems consolidating initial gains due to logistical difficulties and slow reinforcement".<ref name="guardian1"/> However, ] ] warned that for India to launch the Cold Start doctrine, would be to "roll the nuclear dice". It could trigger the world's first use of nuclear weapons since the ].<ref name="guardian1"/> Indian leaders no doubt realize that, although Cold Start is designed to punish Pakistan in a limited manner without triggering a nuclear response, the Indians cannot be sure whether Pakistani leaders will in fact refrain from such a response".<ref name="guardian1"/> To counter the Indian doctrine, U.S. diplomats in Islamabad were told Pakistan was working on producing smaller, tactical nuclear weapons such as ] that could be used on the battlefield against Indian troops.<ref name="guardian1"/> | |||
| *Seven months after the ], ]-based terror group ] had plans to assassinate ] chief minister ]<ref>{{cite web|last=Mohan|first=Vishwa |title=Lashkar planned to kill Narendra Modi: Wikileaks|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/Lashkar-planned-to-kill-Narendra-Modi-Wikileaks/articleshow/7051726.cms|work=TNN |publisher=The Economic Times|accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Pakistan===== | |||
| *Grave fears in the U.S. and the U.K. over the security of ].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite news |author= ] |title= US Embassy Cables Leak Sparks Global Diplomacy Crisis|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cable-leak-diplomacy-crisis |work= ] |date= 28 November 2010 |accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> Since 2007, the U.S. has mounted a highly secret effort, so far unsuccessful, to remove from a Pakistani research reactor highly enriched ] that American officials fear could be diverted for use in an illicit ].<ref name="nyt_cables_1">; '']''. Retrieved 28 November 2010.</ref> In the words of ] ], Pakistan had refused visits from American experts,{{clarify|date=November 2010}} while an official told her "If the local media got word of the fuel removal, they would certainly portray it as the United States taking Pakistan's nuclear weapons".<ref name=paki/> | |||
| *In July 2009, ] Crown Prince ], Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and de facto defence chief, said Zardari was "dirty but not dangerous" and that former prime minister ] was "dangerous but not dirty -- this is Pakistan".<ref name=paki /> | |||
| *Saudi King Abdullah called President ] of Pakistan the greatest obstacle to the country's progress. "When the head is rotten", he said, "it affects the whole body".<ref name=paki>{{Cite news |author= ] |title= Pakistan Defends Nuclear Stance Revealed by WikiLeaks|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-53208520101129 |work= ] |date= 29 November 2010 |accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated11">] (29 November 2010).. '']''. Retrieved 3 December 2010.</ref> | |||
| *The ] is concerned about Pakistan's political fragility, and has worked hard through its embassy in ], to bring the Pakistani factions together. ] have been strained because the Saudis do not trust Zardari and see him and other leading Pakistani politicians as corrupt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/03/09RIYADH496.html |title=Cable Viewer |publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de|date=31 March 2009 |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *A new rail link between Pakistan and Iran would be delayed for the time being, owing to poor conditions, low freight-carrying capacity and unrest from ] in the ] region of both countries.<ref name=paki/> Likewise, a natural gas pipeline agreement was also not expected to be fruitful because "the Pakistanis don't have the money to pay for either the pipeline, or the gas".<ref name=paki/> | |||
| *According to the U.S. embassy in ], Israel was concerned for the well-being of former president ] and wanted him to stay in power in 2007. The director of ], ], remarked: "...he is facing a serious problem with the militants. Pakistan’s nuclear capability could end up in the hands of an Islamic regime".<ref name="Musharraf">{{cite news|author=]|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/83458/wikileaks-israel-wanted-musharraf-to-stay-in-power/|title=WikiLeaks: Israel Wanted Musharraf To Stay in Power|work=]|date=29 November 2010|accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Israeli ] ] described Pakistan as his "private nightmare". He said that a potential Islamic extremist threat in Pakistan could wake up the world "with everything changed". Barak also dismissed the idea of using force on Iran as backfiring upon moderate Muslims in Pakistan, saying that while the two countries were interconnected, such a causal chain could not be established.<ref name="Musharraf"/> | |||
| *In February 2010, a Turkish expert on South Asian Affairs, Engin Soysal, told U.S. Undersecretary for Political Affairs William J. Burns that the ] was unhappy with Zardari, though it was not leaning to intervene. Soysal added that the "senior officers' patience may not be infinite", and that "Zardari needs to increase the democratic legitimacy of parliament".<ref name=paki/> | |||
| *Jasmine Zerinini, a French specialist on Afghanistan-Pakistan affairs, said that ] General ] had "learnt his lesson from Musharraf" by staying behind the scenes and not interceding in the country's political situation. At the same time, Zerinini claimed that Kayani was manipulating the government into preventing policy change on Pakistan's war-ridden ] and he had a role in provoking controversy surrounding the contentious Kerry-Lugar bill. She also added that the West had not adequately targeted Pakistan's military to take on the ] hiding in Pakistan, saying militant leaders had been allowed to create networks funded by ] donors which were difficult to be defeated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/83975/wikileaks-kayani-is-no-musharraf/|title=WikiLeaks: Kayani Is No Musharraf|work=]|date=30 November 2010|accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *The cables reveal that Vice President Biden told British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in March 2009 that Mr. Zardari had told him he feared an army coup and that the "] director and Kayani will take me out".<ref name=paki1>{{Cite news |title= Nuclear Fuel Memos Expose Wary Dance With Pakistan|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/world/asia/01wikileaks-pakistan.html?_r=1&src=mv&pagewanted=all |work= ] |date= 30 November 2010|accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *In a conversation with French ] ], US Defence Secretary ] said he found it "astonishing" that President Zardari was still in power in 2010 and that the Pakistani military's operations against militants along the Afghan border had been striking. Kouchner concurred and added that political and military changes in Pakistan were "nothing short of a miracle". Gates and Kouchner also discussed the improving image of the Pakistan Army after its "aggressive campaign against the insurgency".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/84067/wikileaks-zardaris-staying-power-surprises-gates/|title=WikiLeaks: Zardari's Staying Power Surprises Gates|work=]|date=1 December 2010|accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Fearing attempts on his life, Zardari told ambassador Anne W. Patterson that in the event he were to be assassinated, he had instructed his son ] (who along with Zardari is the co-Chairman of the ruling ]) to appoint his sister ] as ]<ref name="assassin">{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/84403/wikileaks-zardari-and-the-backup-plan/|title=WikiLeaks: Zardari and the 'Backup Plan'|work=]|date=1 December 2010|accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> and he had informed the United Arab Emirates of his intent to allow the family to continue living there.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/245181|title=US Embassy Cables: Zardari Asks UAE To Take in Family in Event of Death|work=]|date=1 December 2010|accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *In November 2007, ], a politician and leader of the Islamist party ], invited Patterson to a dinner in which he sought her support in becoming ] and expressed a desire to visit America. According to Rehman's personal aide, "All important parties in Pakistan had to get the approval" of the US. Referring to Rehman, Patterson mentioned "He has made it clear that....his still significant number of votes are up for sale".<ref name="PKL">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/30/pakistan-president-zardari-wikileaks-cables|title=Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari 'Prepared for Assassination'|work=]|date=30 November 2010|accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> The cables also highlighted the contradictions of other prominent figures. ], a Bhutto follower hoping to run for Prime Minister, led an Islamic religious party "while enjoying an occasional ]".<ref name="PKL"/> | |||
| *According to a document from October 2009, head of Pakistan's intelligence agency ] provided intelligence on potential terrorist attacks in India to ]. According to the cable, "He had been in direct touch with the Israelis on possible threats against Israeli targets in India".<ref>{{cite web|author=Katz, Yaakov|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=197573 |title=WikiLeaks: Pakistan Passed Terror Intel to Israel |publisher=] |date=7 October 2009 |accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Kayani is described in American interactions as "direct, frank, and thoughtful" and has "fond memories" of time spent on a military training course in the US. He also "smokes heavily and can be difficult to understand as he tends to mumble". ISI chief Ahmad Shuja Pasha was said to be "usually more emotional" than Kayani.<ref name="PKL"/> | |||
| *In February 2009, Zardari's spokesperson ] said the president was "very unhappy" with the way Prime Minister Gillani had "gone off the reservation" (in relation to Gillani's talks with ] that the government would not try to remove the Sharifs from power in ]). In 2008, Zardari also commented on ], saying he "had spent most of the ] ] campaign in Dubai (with his latest 22 year-old wife) and was simply too lazy to be prime minister".<ref name="PKL"/> | |||
| *In 2008, Pakistani Prime Minister ] personally consented American ] in Pakistan's tribal areas along the Afghan border to combat the Taliban. When ] ] recommended the US to hold back "alleged Predator attacks until after the ] operation", Gillani dismissed the remarks and was heard saying: "I don’t care if they do it as long as they get the right people. We’ll protest in the ] and then ignore it".<ref name="Gillani"/> | |||
| *There are revelations that small teams of elite US special forces may have been dispatched in the tribal belt to help coordinate the Pakistani military's operations. One record indicates that up to 16 US soldiers had been deployed to help Pakistani troops in 2009. Their role is primarily training-oriented and to provide "intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance" support – ISR in military jargon – "general operational advice" and set up live satellite feed from presumably CIA-operated American drones flying overhead.<ref name="Gillani">{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/84402/wikileaks-gilani-open-to-drone-strikes-on-right-people/|title=WikiLeaks: Gilani Open to Drone Strikes on 'Right People'|work=]|date=2 December 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/30/wikileaks-cables-us-forces-embedded-pakistan|title=WikiLeaks Cables: US Special Forces Working Inside Pakistan|work=]|date=30 November 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *DG ISI, General Shuja Pasha revealed to the MPs in the Pakistani Parliament that India, Russia, UAE support Baloch insurgency in Pakistan. General Pasha also claimed that India and the UAE (reportedly due to opposition to construction of the Gwadar port) were funding and arming the Baloch, and that the Russian government was directly involved in funding/training/supporting the insurgency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=64730 |title=India, Russia, UAE support Baloch insurgency |publisher=Pakobserver.net |date= |accessdate=2010-12-07}}</ref> | |||
| =====Sri Lanka===== | |||
| *] of ] ] directed much of his attention on the final stages of ] to win votes of Tamils in UK stated Tim Waite, a Foreign Office team leader on Sri Lanka, quoted in one US embassy cable. "He said that with UK elections on the horizon and many Tamils living in Labour constituencies with slim majorities, the government is paying particular attention to Sri Lanka, with Miliband recently remarking to Waite that he was spending 60 per cent of his time at the moment on Sri Lanka" the cable revealed.<ref name="telegraph1">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8175415/WikiLeaks-David-Miliband-championed-aid-to-Sri-Lanka-to-win-votes-of-Tamils-in-UK.html|title=WikiLeaks: David Miliband 'Championed Aid to Sri Lanka To Win Votes of Tamils in UK'|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date= |accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| * Verifying the accountability for alleged crimes in the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil war "has been the most difficult issue in our bilateral agenda", stated Patricia A. Butenis, US ambassador to Sri Lanka. "There are no examples we know of a regime undertaking wholesale investigations of its own troops or senior officials for war crimes while that regime or government remained in power". Cable also revealed that "Most ] in Sri Lanka appear to think it is both unrealistic and counter-productive to push the issue too aggressively" quoting several Tamil politicians including ], leader of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2010/01/10COLOMBO32.html|title=Sri Lanka War Crimes Accountability: The Tamil Perspective|publisher=WikiLeaks|date=2 December 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ====Europe==== | |||
| =====Albania===== | |||
| *After accepting five ] detainees from ] in 2006, ] offered to take three to six detainees extra. American diplomats portrayed his offer as "gracious, but probably extravagant... as always, the Albanians are willing to go the extra mile to assist with one of our key foreign policy priorities".<ref name="Albania1">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/world/americas/30gitmo.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=albania&st=cse |title=Cables Depict U.S. Haggling to Clear Guantánamo|publisher=The New York Times |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Armenia===== | |||
| *The 2010 diplomatic cable leaks revealed US ]. In late 2008, US diplomats came to the conclusion that the government of Armenia had supplied Iran with rockets and machine guns in 2003, which were subsequently sent by Iran to insurgents in Iraq and used to kill American soldiers there. The allegation was denied by Armenian President ]. The cables contain a critical letter from ] to Sargsyan.<ref name=Guard>{{cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/184879 |title= US Embassy Cables: US Fury at Armenia over Arms Transfers to Iran |publisher= The Guardian |author= |date=28 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref><ref name=Washington>{{cite news |url= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/nov/29/wikileaks-armenia-sent-iran-arms-used-to-kill-us-t/ |title= WikiLeaks: Armenia Sent Iran Arms Used To Kill U.S. Troops. State Expressed Deep Concerns' |publisher= ] |author= ] |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Austria===== | |||
| * U.S. diplomats criticised the Austrian government — and especially ] ], and minister of defence ] — for the lack of interest in foreign policy. Foreign minister ] is criticised for only caring about the expansion of the Austrian economy. Further contacts between Austrian banks and Iran and North Korea are criticised.<ref name="standard:frustriert">{{cite news |author=]|url=http://derstandard.at/1291454132782/Botschaftsdepeschen-US-Diplomaten-sind-wegen-Oesterreichs-Politikern-frustriert |title=US-Diplomaten Sind Wegen Österreichs Politikern 'Frustriert' |date=5 December 2010 |accessdate=5 December 2010 |publisher=] |language=]}}</ref> | |||
| =====Baltic countries===== | |||
| *The three ], ], ] and ] have been added to ] as countries to be defended from Russia. Such plans by the US and ] were revealed by the leak of a confidential cable from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in January 2010 that allegedly stated that this expansion of pre-existing contingency plans, known as ], had been approved by NATO allies. This would specifically involve American, British, German and Polish NATO divisions. The cable also warned against public discussion of the military plans for fears of unneeded increase of ]. According to Russian foreign ministry sources they were "perplexed" to learn of these plans.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Wikileaks: US-Nato plan to defend Baltics from Russia |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11933089 |work= ] |date= December 7, 2010 |accessdate= December 7, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Bosnia and Herzegovina===== | |||
| *The French government pushed for the closure of the ] despite conditions not being met, in opposition to the US.<ref>{{cite news|last=Arslanagic|first=Sabina|title=Bosnia Press Review — November 29, 2010 — WikiLeaks Will Release 1,419 Diplomatic Cables on Bosnia. Problems over Registering Property Formerly Owned by the Military Could Be Resolved Soon. Agency Predicts 25,000 Deaths on Bosnia's Roads.|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnia-press-review-november-29-2010|publisher=]|date=29 November 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *US and Turkish officials pressured ], a former member of the ], to ease his rhetoric and desist from using the word "genocide" in relation to Serbs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Arslanagic|first=Sabina|title=Bosnia Press Review — November 30, 2010 — EU Candidate Status in Five Years. Karadzic Denies War-Time Expulsions of Bosniaks and Croats. Turkey Pressured Bosniak Official To Stop Using the Word 'Genocide' in Relation to Serbia.|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnia-press-review-november-30-2010|publisher=]|date=30 November 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *], then prime minister of the ] entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, supported the ] for the independence of ].<ref>{{cite news|author=List, Jutarnji|title=Bosnian Serb Leader 'Supported Ahtisaari Plan' — According to U.S. Diplomatic Cables Published by WikiLeaks, Bosnian Serb Leader Milorad Dodik Voiced His Support for the Ahtisaari Plan for the Supervised Independence of Kosovo.|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/bosnian-serb-leader-supported-ahtrisaari-plan|publisher=]|date=30 November 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Croatia===== | |||
| *A cable written by the ] Ralph Frank in November 2003 reveals the American interest in obtaining the ] surface-to-air missile system from Croatia. The Croatian government acquired the system in 1995, before the ], but it was incomplete and was never operative. According to other sources, including the court testimony of arms dealer Zvonko Zubak, the system was indeed shipped to the United States in 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/zeljka-antunovic-sad-u-bi-predala-ruske-rakete-da-sdp-nije-2003--izgubio-izbore-/908592/ | title=Željka Antunović je bila spremna predati ruske rakete SAD-u | date=3 December 2010 | work=] | language=Croatian | accessdate=4 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Denmark===== | |||
| *Former ] prime minister ], during a meeting with Turkish foreign ministry undersecretary ], promised to shut down the controversial Denmark-based ] TV-station ], in order to prevent Turkish obstruction to his appointment as ].<ref name="politiken1"/> | |||
| =====Georgia===== | |||
| *U.S. dispatches had apparently reported as early as 2007 that Russia had provided ] and other arms to the Georgian separatist regions of ] and ], and had engaged in a large variety of covert activities aimed at destabilizing Georgia, before the 2008 war.<ref>Harding, Luke (1 December 2010). . '']''. Retrieved 4 December 2010.</ref><ref>Copy of diplomatic cable dated 20 July 2007 (1 December 2010). . '']''. Retrieved 4 December 2010.<!--The Documents--></ref> | |||
| *It is implied in the cables that Georgia ignored ]n offers for discussion on the situation and humanitarian measures during the 2008 war, causing many Armenian diplomats to feel offended. ], the ], noted that if ] weaken, there could be problems in the future with ].<ref>] (1 December 2010). . ''Armenian.net''. Retrieved 4 December 2010.</ref> | |||
| *The U.S. had consistently viewed only the Georgian account of events as legitimate regarding Georgia's conflict with Russia.<ref>{{Registration required|date=December 2010}} . '']''.</ref> | |||
| =====Germany===== | |||
| *A number of cables from the ] embassy reveal the U.S. concern on Germany’s position in the ], ] and the bilateral US-Germany data sharing agreement. A revealing cable from December 2009 (09BERLIN1528) describes how German Minister of the Interior ] overruled Justice Minister ] and abstained from voting at the November 30 ] vote in ] on an interim U.S.-EU agreement to continue the ] (TFTP).<ref>{{cite web|author=Vermeulen, Mathias |url=http://legalift.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/wikileaks-cables-describe-us-pressure-on-germany-in-context-of-data-sharing-agreements/ |title=Wikileaks Cables Describe U.S. Pressure on Germany in Context of Data Sharing Agreements |publisher=The Lift |date= |accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *U.S. embassy personnel were very critical of German foreign minister ]. American diplomats have criticized his effectiveness, stating that "he's no ]".<ref name="spon:Denunzianten">{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,731601,00.html|title=US-Depeschen über Deutschland: Im Netz der Denunzianten|publisher=] |date=28 November 2010 |accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref> An embassy cable sent from Berlin on 22 September 2009 describes Westerwelle as having an "exuberant personality" and calling him an "enigma" who "remains sceptical about the US".<ref name="autogenerated2" /> | |||
| *American officials warned Germany in 2007 not to enforce arrest warrants for ] officers involved in a bungled operation in which ], an innocent German citizen with the same name as a suspected militant, was mistakenly kidnapped and held for months in Afghanistan.<ref name="nyt_cables_2"/> | |||
| *It is revealed that the U.S. had an informant in the coalition talks between the ] (CDU) and ] (FDP) for ].<ref name="spon:Denunzianten" /> FDP chairman Guido Westerwelle's chief of staff Helmut Metzner admitted that he gave regular information to the U.S. embassy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/wikileaks-und-die-fdp-maulwurf-mit-fliege-1.1031491|accessdate=3 December 2010|date=2 December 2010|title=Maulwurf mit Fliege|publisher=]|language=German}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://euobserver.com/9/31416|accessdate=3 December 2010|date=3 December 2010|title=Heads Start Rolling in WikiLeaks Affair|publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
| =====Ireland===== | |||
| *A 2006 memo on ] featured when on 1 December 2010 it was revealed that American diplomats discussed the Irish government's attempts to oppose American military use of ] before ]. After this release ] asked the Irish government to tighten its legislation to control the use of Irish airspace by the Americans. ], the organisation's executive director in Ireland, observed that concerns expressed by Irish citizens over the misuse of the airport by the Americans was "a problem to be managed rather than something to be taken seriously".<ref>{{cite web |author=]|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1201/wikileaks.html |title=Wikileaks Memo on Shannon Airport Revealed |publisher=] |date=1 December 2010|accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *According to a 2006 diplomatic cable sent from the U.S. embassy in Ireland, "the Irish Government has informally begun to place constraints on US military transits" at Shannon Airport. The Irish government attempted to limit the transfer of weapons from the U.S. to Israel via the Shannon Airport. ], ] at the time, said Irish officials were warned that the U.S. would use other airports if the policy continued.<ref>{{cite web|author=]|url=http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=197626 |title=Wikileaks: Ireland Prevented US Weapon Transfers to Israel |publisher=]|date=2 December 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Italy===== | |||
| *American officials voiced concerns over ]'s relationship with ], "including 'lavish gifts,' lucrative energy contracts and a 'shadowy' Russian-speaking Italian go-between". Diplomats consider him "to be the mouthpiece of Putin" in Europe.<ref name="nyt_cables_2">; '']''. Retrieved 28 November 2010.</ref> | |||
| *The ]n ambassador in ] has told American officials that Georgia believes Putin has promised Berlusconi a percentage of profits from any pipelines developed by ] in coordination with ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/01/09ROME97.html |title=Cable Viewer |publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date= |accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Berlusconi is alleged to have not supported Kosovo's independence because of his affinity towards Russia.<ref>{{cite web|author=Petrit Collaku |url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-press-review-december-3-2010 |title=Kosovo Press Review — December 3, 2010 |publisher=] |date=1 December 2010 |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *Berlusconi's foreign policy is seen as chaotic, meddling with critical themes and "complicating international efforts" in matters such as Iranian nuclear crisis, relationship with Russia and G8 policies<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cablesearch.org/cable/view.php?id=09ROME649&hl=italy+italian |title=09ROME649: SCENESETTER FOR ITALIAN PM BERLUSCONI’S JUNE 15|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Poland===== | |||
| *The diplomatic cables reveal the US army ], deployed in north-eastern ] in early 2010, were neither operational nor armed with missiles and their value was purely symbolic. The Polish government however believed that the US Patriot battery had boosted Polish ]s.<ref name="kgbo">{{cite news | title = WikiLeaks cables reveal secret Nato plans to defend Baltics from Russia | work = Ian Traynor | publisher = ].co.uk | date = 6 December 2010 | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/06/wikileaks-cables-nato-russia-baltics | accessdate = 8 December 2010}}</ref> The February 2009 cable from ], the US ambassador in Warsaw, to Washington reveales that the Poles have not been told that the battery would rotate without actual missiles and that the Polish officials expectations were naive.<ref >{{cite news | title =Wikileaks cables: Poland furious over getting 'potted plants', not missiles| work = Ian Traynor| publisher =guardian.co.uk | date =6 December 2010 | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/06/wikileaks-cables-poland-plants-missiles| accessdate = 8 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Romania===== | |||
| *Former ] ] was quoted saying in 2004 that Croatia was probably far more prepared for EU membership than either Bulgaria or Romania, adding that Romania, in particular, was a "feral nation".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/16438 |title=Wikileaks : US embassy cables: Chris Patten remarks on Putin's 'killer eyes' |publisher=The Guardian |date=1 December 2010 |accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *The US Embassy in ] informs about a talk between ] and ], US Ambassador to NATO. The 2006 cable reads that Moscovici said that Romania and Bulgaria ] but the joining will be accompanied by heated debates. | |||
| *A 2007 cable presents a discussion among American and French diplomats. One of the French diplomats comment that Russians could argue that American military bases in Bulgaria and Romania are destined not only for trainings but also for new implementations. The comment is not explained nor commented. | |||
| *A 2009 cable presents an information for FBI director ] reading that France is a destination of prostitute victims and Romania appears as a supplier of prostitutes | |||
| *February 5, 2009 Hillary Clinton meets French Foreign Affairs ] and talks include a mention that Romania and Poland were completely cut off from the energy policy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.actmedia.eu/top+story/wikileaks+:+romania+-++transit+country+for+cia+flights,+prostitutes+supplier+and+victim+of+russia%26%2339;s+energy+policy+/31009 |title=Wikileaks : Romania - Transit country for CIA flights, prostitutes supplier and victim of Russia's energy policy |publisher=Actmedia.eu |date=6 December 2010 |accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Russia===== | |||
| * Alleged links between the Russian government and ].<ref name="guard" /> Russia was labelled as a Mafia-state.<ref>{{cite web|author=]|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11893886 |title= Wikileaks: Russia Branded 'Mafia State' in Recent Cable |publisher=BBC News|date=2 December 2010 |accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| * Russian president ] often acts under the influence of Russian Prime Minister ], and "plays Robin to Putin's Batman".<ref>{{cite web|author=Harding, Luke |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-cables-medvedev-putin-russia |title=WikiLeaks Cables: Dmitry Medvedev 'Plays ] to Putin's ]' — US Diplomats Consider Vladimir Putin To Be the Real Ruler of Russia Despite Handing over Presidency to Dmitry Medvedev|publisher=The Guardian |date=1 December 2010 |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| * Diplomats were highly sceptical of Putin's claim that he knew nothing about ]'s poisoning.<ref>{{cite web|author=Gardner, David |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1334865/WikiLeaks-Putin-probably-knew-Alexander-Litvinenko-poisoning.html |title='Mafia State' Leader Putin Knew of Poison Plot that Killed Former KGB Spy in London: Latest WikiLeaks Revelations |publisher=]|date=2 December 2010 |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| * U.S. dispatches had apparently reported as early as 2007 that Russia had provided ] and other arms to the Georgian separatist regions of ] and ], and had engaged in a large variety of covert activities aimed at destabilizing Georgia, before the 2008 war.<ref>{{cite web|author=Harding, Luke |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-cables-russia-georgian-separatists |title=WikiLeaks Cables Claim Russia Armed Georgian Separatists — Grad Missiles Given to Rebels in South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Russian Campaign To Undermine Georgia, US Dispatches Claim|publisher=The Guardian |date= 1 December 2010|accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref><ref>Copy of cable dated 20 July 2007 (1 December 2010). . '']''. Retrieved 5 December 2010.<!--The Documents--></ref> | |||
| * Russian leaders, in response to the ], sent a letter by President Medvedev to " ] telling him that if Azerbaijan supported the designation of the Bolshevik artificial famine in Ukraine as 'genocide' at the United Nations, 'then you can forget about seeing ] ever again.'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/news/opinion/op_ed/detail/91881/ |title=Holodomor, WikiLeaks and Russia's single historical space |publisher=Kyivpost.com |date= |accessdate=2010-12-07}}</ref> | |||
| ;Chechnya | |||
| *Reports that ], the Chechnyan leader, "showered" his friends at a wedding with ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/29/3079887.htm |title=Chechen leader showers friends with gold: WikiLeaks |publisher=- ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Abc.net.au |date=2010-11-29 |accessdate=2010-12-07}}</ref> | |||
| *Reports from an unnamed, non-Chechen source in Moscow that the Kremlin-appointed Chechen leadership was "lacking experts to develop programs for economic recovery, is simply demanding and disposing of cash from the central government."<ref name="JamestownWikileaksNorthCaucasus">http://www.jamestown.org/programs/ncw/single/?tx_ttnews=37221&tx_ttnews=24&cHash=ea412702b5</ref> | |||
| *], the former European commissioner apparently said of Vladimir Putin "He seems a completely reasonable man when discussing the Middle East or energy policy, but when the conversation shifts to Chechnya or Islamic extremism, Putin's eyes turn to those of a killer."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1335005/WikiLeaks-Chris-Patten-feared-Vladimir-Putins-killer-eyes-Chechnya-talks.html |title=WikiLeaks: Chris Patten feared Vladimir Putin's 'killer eyes' during Chechnya talks|publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2010-12-02 |accessdate=2010-12-07}}</ref> | |||
| ;Dagestan | |||
| *Reports on the lavish lifestyle of the ] elites.<ref name="JamestownWikileaksNorthCaucasus"/> | |||
| *Concerns about increasing levels of ].<ref name="JamestownWikileaksNorthCaucasus"/> | |||
| =====Serbia and Kosovo===== | |||
| *In 2009, French diplomat Jean-David Levitte said that ] has diplomatic issues with the Kosovo government and public, and that Serbian Foreign Minister ] "makes promises that he never keeps". He also criticised Jeremić for inaction in encouraging "Serb return or participation in the Kosovo government". | |||
| *''The Guardian'' suggested that cables regarding Serbia awaiting publication could refer to reasons why ] has not yet been arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=11&dd=29&nav_id=71203 |title=News - Cablegate: FM No Longer 'Modern Face of Serbia' |publisher=] |date= |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Slovenia===== | |||
| *According to the cables, the State Department ordered diplomats to spy on their ]n counterparts, with directives such as gaining their credit card numbers and phonebooks.<ref name="slov24"/> American diplomats were also ordered to research Slovenian international relations, including various agreements and projects connected to Russia.<ref name="slov24"/> The U.S. also wanted to gain information on subjects such as money laundering and organised crime, as well as information on locations of various chemical factories, secret underground military bases, evacuation plans of hospitals and buildings of the goverment and Slovenia's commitment to the ].<ref name="slov24">{{cite web|url=http://24ur.com/novice/slovenija/americani-vohunili-tudi-za-slovenci.html|title='Očitno so naši zunanjepolitični partnerji zelo radovedni'|publisher=24ur.com|date=3 December 2010|accessdate=4 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| =====Spain===== | |||
| *U.S. officials tried to pressure Spain into dropping court investigations into the ]'s ], ], and the 2003 killing of ], a Spanish journalist, in Iraq by American troops.<ref>{{cite web|author=]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/30/wikileaks-us-spain-guantanamo-rendition |title=Wikileaks: US Pressured Spain over CIA Rendition and Guantánamo Torture|publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/1/wikileaks_cables_reveal_us_tried_to |title=WikiLeaks Cables Reveal U.S. Tried To Thwart Spanish Probes of Gitmo Torture and CIA Rendition |publisher=]|date= |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> Moreover, politicians such as the former Deputy Prime Minister ] and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs ], the Attorney General ] and ] judge Javier Gómez Bermúdez, among others, also collaborated with U.S. officials in the above cases and in forcing the downfall of Audiencia Nacional judge ]. | |||
| =====United Kingdom===== | |||
| *] officials misled the public over ], and privately admitted no regret over the eviction of the Chagos islanders (]s).<ref>{{Cite news|author=Evans, Rob; ]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/dec/03/wikileaks-cables-diego-garcia-uk|title=Foreign Office Accused of Misleading Public over Diego Garcia — UK Official Told Americans That Marine Park Plan Would End the 'Man Fridays' Hopes of Ever Returning Home|publisher=The Guardian|date=3 December 2010|accessdate=4 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Copy of cable dated 15 May 2009|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/207149|title=Foreign Office Does Not Regret Evicting Chagos Islanders|publisher=The Guardian|date=2 December 2010|accessdate=4 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *U.K. Foreign Office officials concealed from ] a loophole in the ban on use and storage of ]s, allowing the U.S. to store the munitions on U.K. territory<ref>{{Cite news|author=Evans, Rob; ]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-cables-cluster-bombs-britain|title=WikiLeaks Cables: Secret Deal Let Americans Sidestep Cluster Bomb Ban — Officials Concealed from Parliament How US Is Allowed To Bring Weapons on to British Soil in Defiance of Treaty|publisher=The Guardian|date=1 December 2010|accessdate=4 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/05/09STATE52368.html|title=09STATE52368, U.S.-UK Cluster Munitions Dialoge|publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=21 May 2009}}</ref> | |||
| *The ]'s director general for security policy told ], ], that the U.K. government had "put measures in place to protect your interests during the ] into the causes of the Iraq war".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/articles/2010/Iraq-Inquiry-told-to-protect-US.html|title=United Kingdom — Iraq Inquiry Told To 'Protect US Interests'|publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=29 October 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *],<ref name="guard" /> was noted as saying "The Americans don’t understand geography. Never have. In the UK, we have the best geography teachers in the world!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2008/10/08BISHKEK1095.html |title=08BISHKEK1095, Candid Discussion with Prince Andrew on the Kyrgyz|publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=29 October 2008 |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *] ] directed much of his attention to the final stages of ] in order to win the votes of ] in the UK.<ref name="telegraph1"/> | |||
| *The U.S. dismissed U.K. concerns about the use of ] to stage ] spy plane flights.<ref>{{Cite news|author=]; ]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-cables-cyprus-rendition-torture|title=UK Overruled on Lebanon Spy Flights from Cyprus, WikiLeaks Cables Reveal — Americans Dismissed 'Bureaucratic' Foreign Office Concern that Lebanese Hezbollah Suspects Might Be Tortured|publisher=The Guardian|date=2 December 2010|accessdate=4 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *The British government secretly supported the early release of ], who was convicted of carrying out the ].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=]|title=Wikileaks: UK 'feared al-Megrahi jail death'|date=2010-12-07|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11944645}}</ref> The British government had previously stated that the release, authorised by the Scottish government, was "a mistake" which it regretted.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/16/release-abdelbaset-al-megrahi-mistake|publisher=]|title=Release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi a mistake, government says||date=2010-07-16}}</ref> | |||
| ===Diplomatic analysis of individual leaders=== | |||
| Harsh criticism by U.S. embassy staff of their host governments:<ref name="guard" /> | |||
| ;{{flag|Afghanistan}} | |||
| *''']''', ], was called "paranoid" by diplomats.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> The diplomats stated that he is considered "an extremely weak man who did not listen to facts but was instead easily swayed by anyone who came to report even the most bizarre stories or plots against him".<ref name="wash">{{cite web|author=Rucker, Philip|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/28/AR2010112803164.html |title=WikiLeaks Cables Reveal Personal Details on World Leaders|publisher=The Washington Post |date=28 November 2010 |accessdate=3 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Albania}} | |||
| *''']''', ], was called "To pro american as needed" by the diplomats.{{Citation needed}} After his offer to take more ] prisoners American diplomats portrayed his offer as "gracious, but probably extravagant". "As always, the Albanians are willing to go the extra mile to assist with one of our key foreign policy priorities", a cable said.<ref name="Albania1" /> | |||
| ;{{flag|Argentina}} | |||
| *''']''' and ''']''', current and former ], respectively, are described as "paranoid regarding power" and showing "ineptitude for foreign policy". Also it asks for information on the mental state and health of the current president of Argentina.<ref>Gallego-Díaz, Soledad (29 November 2010). . '']''. Retrieved 29 November 2010.</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Armenia}} | |||
| *''']''', ], was noted in the letters from U.S. administration to Sargsyan condemning the Armenian arms shipments to Iran which killed American soldiers and his unreasonable denials of transfer or weapons.<ref name=Guard/> | |||
| ;{{flag|Australia}} | |||
| *''']''', former ], was described as a "control freak" and "a micro-manager obsessed with managing the media cycle rather than engaging in collaborative decision making". Diplomats also criticized Rudd's foreign policy record. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/08/3087480.htm|title=Rudd shrugs off 'control freak' cable|publisher=]|date=8 December 2010|accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Austria}} | |||
| *''']''', ], was criticised for a lack of interest in foreign politics.<ref name="standard:frustriert" /> | |||
| ;{{flag|Azerbaijan}} | |||
| *''']''', President of ], was a cross between fictional ] bosses ] and ] from the ] '']'' (1972), being a "]" when it comes to foreign policy but "increasingly ]" on domestic policy.<ref name="WikiLeaksBaku">{{cite web|url= http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/09/09BAKU749.html |title=President Ilham Aliyev — Michael (Corleone) on the Outside, Sonny on the Inside|publisher=WikiLeaks |date=1 December 2010 |accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| *''']''', ]i President ]'s wife, according to US embassy dispatches, was said to have "so much ] that it is possible to confuse her for one of her daughters from a distance, but that she can barely still move her face".<ref>{{cite news|author=]|url=http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-62152-10.html |title=Photo Gallery: How the US Sees Select World Politicians |publisher=] |date=28 November 2010 |accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Brazil}} | |||
| *]'s ] was described as an "opponent" with an "anti-American slant".<ref>Rodrigues, Fernando (30 November 2010). '']''. Retrieved 3 December 2010. (in ])</ref> | |||
| *Brazilian Defense Minister ] confirmed an earlier rumor that the ], ], is suffering from a serious sinus tumor.<ref> '']''. Retrieved 30 November 2010.</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|France}} | |||
| *''']''', French president, was described by U.S. diplomatic officials as "thin-skinned", "authoritarian" and an "emperor with no clothes".<ref name="BBCn">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11861964|title=Wikileaks Cables Leave Europe Angry and Irritated|publisher=BBC News |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Germany}} | |||
| *''']''', German chancellor, is called Angela "]" Merkel.<ref name="spon:Denunzianten" /> The diplomats stated that "when cornered, Merkel can be tenacious but is risk averse and rarely creative".<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite web|author=Donahue, Patrick|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-29/-teflon-merkel-wild-card-westerwelle-upbraided-by-u-s-wikileaks-says.html|title=`Teflon' Merkel, `Wild Card' Westerwelle Upbraided by U.S., Wikileaks Says|publisher=] |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Haiti}} | |||
| *Cables from the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince paint an exhaustive portrait of Haiti's President ]. Preval is described as fearful of exile, passive, indifferent to his advisors, and at the same time prone to micro-management. There is "special intelligence" on his medical regimen and he's rumored to be drinking heavily. And he's skeptical of a UN-commissioned report being touted by the international community as a development template for Haiti.<ref name="Wikileaks, Cablegate and Haiti">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediahacker.org/2010/11/wikileaks-cablegate-and-haiti/ |title="Wikileaks, Cablegate and Haiti" |publisher=Mediahacker.org |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Iran}} | |||
| *''']''', ], was criticised by many Arab leaders. ] Crown Prince ] urged the US not to appease Tehran and said, "Ahmadinejad is ]".<ref name="jpost1" /> | |||
| ;{{flag|Iraq}} | |||
| *''']''', ], was labeled a "liar" by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, "saying he would never support him".<ref name="LAT">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/sc-dc-1130-wikileaks-20101129,0,2557036.story|title=Wikileaks' Release of Secret U.S. Cables Sends Tremor through Diplomatic Community|publisher=] |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Israel}} | |||
| *''']''' is "elegant and charming", according to a cable apparently penned by an official at the U.S. embassy in ], "but never keeps his promises".<ref name=ynet/> | |||
| ;{{flag|Italy}} | |||
| *''']''', ], was defined by the U.S. Embassy in ] as "feckless, vain, and ineffective as a modern European leader". US diplomatic officials also said that because of his constant partying he is never well rested.<ref name="guard" /> | |||
| ;{{flag|Libya}} | |||
| *''']''', leader of ] allegedly has a fear of flying over water and he no longer relies on his all female bodyguard force, only taking one to the UN during 2010. ], the US ambassador to Libya noted that that Qadhafi never travels without his "voluptuous blonde" ] nurse, with whom some claim he is romantically linked. When her visa was not approved in time for Qadhafi’s trip to the UN, he had her privately flown to him afterward. The nurse is identified as ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Mclean |first=Alan |url=http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/28/world/20101128-cables-viewer.html#report/cables-09TRIPOLI771 |title=WikiLeaks Archive — A Selection from the Cache of Diplomatic Dispatches — Interactive Feature |publisher=The New York Times|date= |accessdate=29 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://gawker.com/5700705/all-the-hottest-diplomatic-gossip-from-the-latest-wikileak|title=All the Hottest Diplomatic Gossip From the Latest Wikileak |publisher=]|date= |accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|North Korea}} | |||
| *''']''', leader of ], was portrayed to diplomats by a source as a "'flabby old chap' and someone who had suffered 'physical and psychological trauma' as a result of his stroke".<ref name="wash"/> Chinese diplomats consider Kim irascible and unpredictable, mentioning they do not "like" North Korea, but "they are a neighbour".<ref name="guard"/> Kim has a reputation among Chinese diplomats as being "quite a good drinker".<ref name="newyt">{{Registration required|date=December 2010}} {{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/world/asia/30korea.html?pagewanted=1 |title=Leaked Cables Depict a World Guessing About North Korea|publisher=The New York Times |date=29 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Pakistan}} | |||
| *''']''', ], was called "dirty but not dangerous" by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, in contrast to former prime minister ''']''' who was described as "dangerous but not dirty -- this is Pakistan".<ref name="paki" /> Saudi King Abdullah was critical of Zardari, stating that "when the head is rotten... it affects the whole body".<ref name=paki/><ref name="autogenerated11"/> | |||
| ;{{flag|People's Republic of China}} | |||
| *''']''', the Chinese president, was described by Japanese prime minister ] as "confident and relaxed" during their meeting. This is in contrast to Premier ''']''', who was "very tired and seemed under a lot of pressure", attributed to the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Koh|first=Yoree |url=http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2010/11/29/wikileaks-japan-chinas-wen-tired-hu-confident-ex-pm-aso/ |title=WikiLeaks Japan: China’s Wen ‘Tired,’ Hu ‘Confident’|publisher=The Wall Street Journal |date= 29 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Russia}} | |||
| *''']''', the Russian prime minister, wields less power than his "alpha dog" image<ref name=autogenerated5>{{cite news|last=Ioffe |first=Julia |url=http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/11/29/holy_wikileaks_batman |title=Holy WikiLeaks, Batman!|publisher=]|date= 30 November 2010|accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> in the media portrays. He is alleged to bribe Kremlin figures, or else many of his edicts are not implemented. American diplomats have raised concerns over personal corruption, calling Putin's Russia a "mafia state". The Swiss oil-trading company Gunvor is "rumored to be one of Putin’s sources of undisclosed wealth", allegedly "bringing its owners billions of dollars in profit".<ref name="NYT5">{{cite news|last= Chivers |first= C.J.|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/world/europe/02wikileaks-russia.html?pagewanted=3&hp |title=Below Surface, U.S. Has Dim View of Putin and Russia|publisher=The New York Times |date= 1 December 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> Diplomats have also discussed Putin's very close relationship with Italian Prime Minister ], and "the pair enjoyed such a close relationship that they shared a 'direct line'". It is suspected that Berlusconi personal relationship with Putin influenced the sale of part of Russian state-owned ]’s oil subsidiary ] to Italian ].<ref name="NYT5" /> | |||
| *''']''', the Russian president, was described as "pale" and "indecisive",<ref name=autogenerated5 /> playing "Robin to Putin's ]".<ref>{{cite news|author=]|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1427437/Medvedev-'plays-Robin-to-Putin's-Batman' |title=Medvedev 'Plays Robin to Putin's Batman'|publisher='']'' (via '']'') |date= 30 November 2010|accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Saudi Arabia}} | |||
| *''']''' was stated by diplomats as "'tending to express himself tersely' because of his lifelong struggle with a 'speech impediment', but added that he is a 'wry and forthright interlocutor.'"<ref name="cnnsaudi">{{cite news|last=Thai|first=Xuan |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/11/29/wikileaks.world.leaders/|title=Leaks Offer Less-than-Flattering Look at Some World Leaders|publisher=CNN |date= 29 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Sweden}} | |||
| *''']''', Swedish minister of foreign affairs, was described as a "Medium size dog with big dog attitude".<ref>TT. "". '']'' 5 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Turkey}} | |||
| *''']''', ] prime minister, was described as a "perfectionist workaholic who sincerely cares for the well-being of those around him".<ref name=CNN3/> He was also described by US diplomats as having "little understanding of politics beyond Ankara" and as surrounding himself with an "iron ring of sycophantic (but contemptuous) advisors". He is said to be "isolated", and that his MPs and Ministers feel "fearful of Erdogan's wrath".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2005/03/05ANKARA1730.html |title=Cable Viewer |publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=25 March 2005 |accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref> Diplomats state that "he relies on his charisma, instincts, and the filterings of advisors who pull conspiracy theories off the web or are lost in neo-] Islamist fantasies".<ref name="CNN3">{{cite web|author=Lister, Tim|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/11/29/wikileaks.turkey/?hpt=C1 |title=Leaked Cables Point to Vital, Volatile U.S. Relationship with Turkey|publisher=CNN |date=30 November 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> Erdogan responded strongly to the claims, threatening a lawsuit. He rejects the allegations of having "eight secret accounts in Swiss banks", stating that the people responsible for the 'slander' will "be crushed under these claims, will be finished and will disappear".<ref name="guard5">{{cite news|last= |first= |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-us-embassy-cables-live-updates |title=WikiLeaks US Embassy Cables: Live Updates|publisher=The Guardian |date= 1 December 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Turkmenistan}} | |||
| *''']''', ], was described as "vain, fastidious, vindictive, a micro-manager, and a bit of an ] 'nationalist.'" The American diplomat also commented that Berdymukhammedov has a Russian mistress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikileaks.dd19.de/cable/2009/12/09ASHGABAT1633.html |title=Cable Viewer |publisher=http://wikileaks.dd19.de |date=18 December 2009 |accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ;{{flag|Zimbabwe}} | |||
| *''']''', ], was described as the devil. The cable said that Mugabe was cleverer and more ruthless than any other Zimbabwean politician.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> | |||
| *''']''', ], was described as flawed, indecisive and lacking executive experience.<ref name="autogenerated2"/> | |||
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The United States diplomatic cables leak began on 28 November 2010 when the website WikiLeaks and five major newspapers published confidential documents of detailed correspondences between the U.S. State Department and its diplomatic missions around the world. The publication of the U.S. embassy cables is the third in a series of U.S. classified document "mega-leaks" distributed by WikiLeaks in 2010, following the Afghan War documents leak in July, and the Iraq War documents leak in October. The cables describe international affairs from 274 embassies dated from 1966–2010, containing diplomatic analysis of world leaders, an assessment of host countries, and a discussion about international and domestic issues.
The first 291 of the 251,287 documents were published on 28 November, with simultaneous press coverage from El País (Spain), Le Monde (France), Der Spiegel (Germany), The Guardian (United Kingdom), and The New York Times (United States). Over 130,000 of the documents are unclassified; none are classified as "top secret" on the classification scale; some 100,000 are labeled "confidential"; and about 15,000 documents have the higher classification "secret". As of December 8, 2010 1060 individual cables had been released. WikiLeaks plans to release the entirety of the cables in phases over several months.
Reactions to the leak ranged from negative to positive. Some western governments expressed strong disapproval and condemnation, and criticized WikiLeaks for potentially jeopardizing international relations and global security. The leak also generated intense interest from the public, journalists, and media analysts. WikiLeaks received support from some commentators who questioned the necessity of government secrecy in a democracy that serves the interests of its people and depends on an informed electorate. Some political leaders referred to Julian Assange, editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, as a criminal, but also blamed the U.S. Department of Defense for security lapses that led to the leak. Supporters of Assange have referred to him as a heroic defender of free speech and freedom of the press. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that an "open and transparent government is something that the President believes is truly important. But the stealing of classified information and its dissemination is a crime".
Background
It was reported in June that the U.S. State Department and embassy personnel were concerned that Bradley Manning, who had been charged with the unauthorized download of classified material while he was stationed in Iraq, had leaked diplomatic cables. The report, written by Wired, was rejected as inaccurate by WikiLeaks: "Allegations in Wired that we have been sent 260,000 classified U.S. embassy cables are, as far as we can tell, incorrect". Manning was suspected to have uploaded all of what he obtained to WikiLeaks, which chose to release the material in stages so as to have the greatest possible impact.
According to The Guardian, all the diplomatic cables were marked "Sipdis", denoting "secret internet protocol distribution", which means they had been distributed via the closed U.S. SIPRNet, the U.S. Department of Defense’s classified version of the civilian internet. Though more than three million U.S. government personnel and soldiers have access to this network, "top secret" documents are not included in the system. Such a large quantity of secret information was available to a wide audience because, as The Guardian alleged, after the September 11 attacks an increased focus had been placed on sharing information since gaps in intra-governmental information sharing had been exposed. More specifically the diplomatic, military, law enforcement, and intelligence communities would be able to do their jobs better with this easy access to analytic and operative information. A spokesman said that in the previous weeks and months additional measures had been taken to improve the security of the system and prevent leaks.
On 22 November, an announcement was made by WikiLeaks' Twitter feed that the next release would be "7× the size of the Iraq War Logs". U.S. authorities and the media had speculated, at the time, that they could contain diplomatic cables. Prior to the expected leak, the government of the United Kingdom (UK) sent a DA-Notice to UK newspapers, which requested advance notice from newspapers regarding the expected publication. According to the Index on Censorship, "there is no obligation on media to comply". Under the terms of a DA-Notice, "ewspaper editors would speak to Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee prior to publication". The Guardian was revealed to have been the source of the copy of the documents given to The New York Times in order to prevent the British government from obtaining any injunction against its publication. The Pakistani newspaper Dawn stated that the U.S. newspapers The New York Times and The Washington Post were expected to publish parts of the diplomatic cables on 28 November, including 94 Pakistan-related documents.
On 26 November, Assange sent a letter to the U.S. Department of State, via his lawyer Jennifer Robinson, inviting them to "privately nominate any specific instances (record numbers or names) where it considers the publication of information would put individual persons at significant risk of harm that has not already been addressed". Harold Koh, the Legal Adviser of the Department of State, rejected the proposal, stating: "We will not engage in a negotiation regarding the further release or dissemination of illegally obtained U.S. Government classified materials". Assange responded in turn by writing back to the State Department that "you have chosen to respond in a manner which leads me to conclude that the supposed risks are entirely fanciful and you are instead concerned to suppress evidence of human rights abuse and other criminal behaviour".
Ahead of the leak of the documents, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton contacted officials in Afghanistan, the United Kingdom, the People's Republic of China, France, Saudi Arabia, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates about the impending release, while other diplomats apparently spoke with the leaders in India, Iraq, Turkey, Canada, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Pakistan, Denmark, Russia, Norway, Iceland, Colombia, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands.
Release
WikiLeaks began releasing the cables on 28 November 2010, with a plan to release the cables in phases over several months due to its global scope and significance. The first batch of leaks comprised 243 cables. Further cables were subsequently made available on the WikiLeaks website.
Leaks release timetable| Number available† | Quantity of added leaks | Number deleted | Time stamp | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243 | 243 | ≥ 0 | 19:07 GMT, 29 November | |
| 291 | 48 | ≥ 4 | 0:23 GMT, 1 December | |
| 486 | 195 | ≥ 2 | 17:00 GMT, 1 December | |
| 505 | 19 | ≥ 1 | 20:16 GMT, 1 December | |
| 607 | 102 | ≥ 1 | 5:07 GMT, 2 December | |
| 683 | 76 | ≥ 35 | 4:24 GMT, 3 December | |
| 842 | 159 | ≥ 4 | 14:09 GMT, 4 December | |
| 821 | 21 subtracted | ≥ 33 | 18:11 GMT, 4 December | |
| 837 | 16 | ≥ 36 | 10:16 GMT, 5 December | |
| 931 | 94 | ≥ 1 | 00:10 GMT, 6 December | |
| 926 | 5 subtracted | ≥ 6 | 14:24 GMT, 6 December | |
| 913 | 13 subtracted | ≥ 19 | 17:21 GMT, 6 December | |
| 960 | 47 | ≥ 22 | 08:06 GMT, 7 December | |
| 1060 | 100 | ≥ 17 | 21:46 GMT, 7 December |
- † This number documents the number of cables released at the given time stamp.
Attack on WikiLeaks
About an hour prior to the planned release of the initial documents, WikiLeaks announced it was experiencing a massive distributed denial-of-service attack, but vowed to still leak the cables and documents via pre-agreed prominent media outlets El País, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, The Guardian, and The New York Times.
According to Arbor Networks, an internet analyst group, the DDoS attack accounted for between two and four gigabits per second (Gbit/s) of additional traffic to the WikiLeaks host network, compared to an average traffic of between twelve and fifteen Gbit/s under ordinary conditions. The attack was slightly more powerful than ordinary DDoS attacks, though well below the maximum of 60 to 100 Gbit/s of other major attacks during 2010. The attack was claimed to have been carried out by a person by the name of "Jester", who describes himself as a "hacktivist". Jester took credit for the attack on Twitter, stating that WikiLeaks "threaten the lives of our troops and 'other assets.'"
On 2 December 2010, EveryDNS, a domain name registrar, dropped WikiLeaks from its entries, citing denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) that "threatened the stability of its infrastructure", but the site was still reachable at http://46.59.1.2 and http://213.251.145.96, as well as several other addresses.
Print media
The Guardian released its coverage of the leaked cables in numerous articles, including an interactive database, on 28 November. Der Spiegel also released its preliminary report, with extended coverage promised for the next day. Its cover for 29 November was also leaked with the initial report. The New York Times covered the story in a nine-part series spanning nine days, with the first story published simultaneously with the other outlets. The New York Times was not originally intended to receive the leak, allegedly due to their unflattering portrayal of the site's founder, but The Guardian decided to share coverage, citing earlier cooperation while covering the Afghan and Iraqi war logs. The Washington Post reported that it also requested permission to see the documents, but were rejected for undisclosed reasons. El País released its report saying there was an agreement between the newspapers for simultaneous publication of the "internationally relevant" documents, but that each newspaper was free to select and treat those documents that primarily relate to its own country.
The editor-in-chief of El País, Javier Moreno, stated that the release of the documents does not put the lives of anybody at risk and that the attacks on such a release of information to the general public are the same line of reaction seen in other leaks, such as the Pentagon Papers in 1971. He added that the only thing at risk here is the career of officials and diplomats within the compromised governments.
CNN was originally supposed to receive an advance copy of the documents as well, but did not after they refused to sign a confidentiality agreement with WikiLeaks. The Wall Street Journal also refused advance access, apparently for similar reasons as CNN.
Push-back by the U.S. government
Official efforts by the U.S. government to limit access to, conversation about, and general spread of the cables leaked by WikiLeaks were revealed by leading media organizations. A 4 December 2010 article by MSNBC, reported that the Obama administration has warned federal government employees and students in educational institutions studying towards careers in public service that they must refrain from downloading or linking to any WikiLeaks documents. According to a 3 December 2010 article in The Guardian, access to WikiLeaks has been blocked for federal workers. The U.S. Library of Congress, the U.S. Commerce Department and other government agencies have confirmed that the ban is already in place.
A spokesman for Columbia University confirmed on 4 December that its Office of Career Services sent an e-mail warning students at the School of International and Public Affairs to refrain from accessing WikiLeaks cables and discussing this subject on the grounds that "discourse about the documents would call into question your ability to deal with confidential information". However, this was quickly retracted on the following day. The SIPA Dean, John H. Coatsworth, wrote that “Freedom of information and expression is a core value of our institution, thus, SIPA’s position is that students have a right to discuss and debate any information in the public arena that they deem relevant to their studies or to their roles as global citizens, and to do so without fear of adverse consequences.”
Hosting and financing issues
Amazon.com removed WikiLeaks from its servers on 1 December 2010 at 19:30 GMT, and the latter website was unreachable until 20:17 GMT when the site had defaulted to its Swedish servers, hosted by Bahnhof. U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, among the members of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee who had questioned Amazon in private communication on the company's hosting of Wikileaks and the "illegally" obtained documents, commended Amazon for the action; WikiLeaks, however, responded by stating on its official Twitter page that "WikiLeaks servers at Amazon ousted. Free speech the land of the free--fine our $ are now spent to employ people in Europe", and later that "If Amazon are so uncomfortable with the first amendment, they should get out of the business of selling books".
On 4 December, Paypal cut off the account used by WikiLeaks to collect donations. On 6 December, the Swiss bank PostFinance announced that it had frozen the assets of Assange; on the same day, MasterCard stopped payments to WikiLeaks, with VISA following them on 7 December.
Contents
Main article: Contents of the diplomatic cables leakThe contents of the U.S. diplomatic cables leak describe in detail events and incidents surrounding international affairs from 274 embassies dating from 28 December 1966 to 28 February 2010. The diplomatic cables revealed numerous unguarded comments and revelations: critiques and praises about the host countries of various US embassies, discussion and resolutions towards ending ongoing tension in the Middle East, efforts and resistance towards nuclear disarmament, actions in the War on Terror, assessments of other threats around the world, dealings between various countries, U.S. intelligence and counterintelligence efforts, and other diplomatic actions.
Reactions
Main article: Reactions to the United States diplomatic cables leakMany governments said the leaks could damage diplomatic relationships between countries and put people at risk. U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton condemned the leak as an attack not just on the U.S. but on all governments:
Let's be clear: This disclosure is not just an attack on America's foreign policy interests. It is an attack on the international community, the alliances and partnerships, the conversations and negotiations that safeguard global security and advance economic prosperity. Now, I'm aware that some may mistakenly applaud those responsible, so I want to set the record straight. There is nothing laudable about endangering innocent people, and there is nothing brave about sabotaging the peaceful relations between nations.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) criticized the overclassification of information that should otherwise be available to the public for discussion. The ACLU called on President Obama to "recommit to the ideals of transparency he invoked at the beginning of his presidency. The American public should not have to depend on leaks to the news media and on whistleblowers to know what the government is up to." Ben Wizner, Litigation Director of the ACLU National Security Project, issued a statement about the Khalid El-Masri cable leak revelations, calling for public accountability and the strengthening of the rule of law and democracy in the United States.
In the wake of the leak, politicians called for action. U.S. Congressman Peter T. King proposed designating WikiLeaks as a terrorist organization, and Julian Assange became a target of repeated attacks and incitements to violence. According to Assange:
I have been accused of treason, even though I am an Australian, not a US, citizen. There have been dozens of serious calls in the US for me to be "taken out" by US special forces. Sarah Palin says I should be "hunted down like Osama bin Laden", a Republican bill sits before the US Senate seeking to have me declared a "transnational threat" and disposed of accordingly. An adviser to the Canadian Prime Minister's office has called on national television for me to be assassinated. An American blogger has called for my 20-year-old son, here in Australia, to be kidnapped and harmed for no other reason than to get at me.
Reporters Without Borders raised concerns over the extreme comments made by American authorities concerning WikiLeaks and its founder Assange. It issued a statement saying that "this is the first time we have seen an attempt at the international community level to censor a website dedicated to the principle of transparency. We are shocked to find countries such as France and the United States suddenly bringing their policies on freedom of expression into line with those of China." The group also condemned the subsequent blocking and the massive distributed denial-of-service attack on the WikiLeaks website.
A cable from the US State Department sent in February 2009 listed installations and infrastructure worldwide considered critical to US interests. WikiLeaks had deliberately removed details of names and locations before release. It includes key facilities that if attacked could disrupt the global supply chain and global communications, as well as goods and services important to the US and its economy. The publishing of this cable has been followed by strong criticism. US State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the disclosure was "gives a group like al-Qaeda a targeting list." Also British prime minister David Cameron stated that the list was damaging to the national security of both his country and the United States, "and elsewhere". WikiLeaks spokeswoman Kristinn Hrafnsson said with reference to the cable: "This further undermines claims made by the US Government that its embassy officials do not play an intelligence-gathering role. Part of the cable read: "Posts are not/not being asked to consult with host governments with respect to this request."
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External links
- Secret US Embassy Cables website by WikiLeaks.
- The US embassy cables by The Guardian.
- State's Secrets by The New York Times.
- WikiLeaks Diplomatic Cables by Der Spiegel
- The Arrest of Julian Assange and the U.S. "War on WikiLeaks" - video report by Democracy Now!
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