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November 30, 2010, Tuesday
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THE release of more than 250,000 classified State Department documents in the United States forced the government into damage control, trying to contain fallout from unflattering assessments of world leaders and revelations about backstage US diplomacy.
The publication of the secret cables on Sunday amplified widespread global alarm about Iran's nuclear ambitions and unveiled occasional US pressure tactics aimed at hot spots in Afghanistan, Pakistan and North Korea. The leaks also disclosed candid impressions from both diplomats and other world leaders about America's allies and enemies.
In the wake of the massive document dump by online whistleblower WikiLeaks and numerous media reports detailing their contents, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had to address the diplomatic repercussions.
Clinton could deal with the impact first hand after she leaves Washington on a four-nation tour of Central Asia and the Middle East - °?regions that figure in the leaked documents.
The cables unearthed new revelations about long-simmering nuclear trouble spots, detailing US, Israeli and Arab world fears of Iran's nuclear program, American concerns about Pakistan's atomic arsenal and US discussions about a united Korean peninsula as a long-term solution.
It was, said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, the "September 11 of world diplomacy."
The White House yesterday ordered a government-wide review of how agencies safeguard sensitive information.
David Field, a spokesman for British Prime Minister David Cameron, said, "We work very closely with the US and will continue to do so."
But he also said that "it's important that governments can operate on the basis of confidentiality of information."
French Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero condemned the leaks saying: "we strongly deplore the deliberate and irresponsible release of American diplomatic correspondence by the site Wikileaks."
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it was an "irresponsible disclosure of sensitive official documents," while Iraq's foreign minister, Hoshyar Zebari, called the document release "unhelpful and untimely."
The publication of the secret cables on Sunday amplified widespread global alarm about Iran's nuclear ambitions and unveiled occasional US pressure tactics aimed at hot spots in Afghanistan, Pakistan and North Korea. The leaks also disclosed candid impressions from both diplomats and other world leaders about America's allies and enemies.
In the wake of the massive document dump by online whistleblower WikiLeaks and numerous media reports detailing their contents, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had to address the diplomatic repercussions.
Clinton could deal with the impact first hand after she leaves Washington on a four-nation tour of Central Asia and the Middle East - °?regions that figure in the leaked documents.
The cables unearthed new revelations about long-simmering nuclear trouble spots, detailing US, Israeli and Arab world fears of Iran's nuclear program, American concerns about Pakistan's atomic arsenal and US discussions about a united Korean peninsula as a long-term solution.
It was, said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, the "September 11 of world diplomacy."
The White House yesterday ordered a government-wide review of how agencies safeguard sensitive information.
David Field, a spokesman for British Prime Minister David Cameron, said, "We work very closely with the US and will continue to do so."
But he also said that "it's important that governments can operate on the basis of confidentiality of information."
French Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero condemned the leaks saying: "we strongly deplore the deliberate and irresponsible release of American diplomatic correspondence by the site Wikileaks."
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it was an "irresponsible disclosure of sensitive official documents," while Iraq's foreign minister, Hoshyar Zebari, called the document release "unhelpful and untimely."
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