Even in the best of times, corporate fraud, Nazi connections, hate groups and Eastern European drug rings were lurking beneath Sweden’s surface.
Richard Holbrooke: A Statesman’s Statesman — if You Take Your Diplomacy Straight up Without Principles as a Chaser
If nothing else, Holbrooke’s career illustrates the continuity of American foreign policy over every administration for which he worked.
WikiLeaks XXII: Once a Beacon of Freedom to Africa, Ghana Now Corrupted by Drug Trafficking
It’s not just the weak African states that are corrupted by drug trafficking, but larger ones like Ghana.
Q. So What Are You Fighting For? A. Ah’m Fightin’ Cause Yore Here
How and why the U.S. assures an endless supply of “terrorists” to fight and “enemies” to destroy.
U.S. Agrees to Transfer Nuclear Material to Yet Another Outlaw Nuke Regime
Like India, which the U.S. also provided with nuclear materials, Israel never signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Agreement.
WikiLeaks XXI: So Much for the Media’s Mandate to Mediate Secrets
Even for those who advocate government secrecy, many of the classified documents should not have been classified at all.
New START: Once Again, Where Is the Disarmament in This Picture?
You know there’s less to a disarmament treaty than meets the eye when it thrills the director of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Is Iran President Ahmadinejad Trying to Out-Supreme the Supreme Leader?
The firing of Iran’s nuclear chief may be the latest sign of a power struggle between President Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Khameini?
WikiLeaks XX: Chavez — First Citgo, Now Burger King?
Venezuela tests the fast-food waters. Expansion to U.S. unlikely though because it’s subsidized by the government.
WikiLeaks XVIX: Guatemalan Concerns Get Short Shrift in Cables About Illegal Border Crossings Into Mexico
Documents reporting how easy it is to illegally cross the Mexican/Guatemalan border reveal Mexican security conflicts but fail to address Guatemalan concerns.