With little else they deem important, U.S. diplomats in Armenia pass the time by speculating about laws covering cell phone use while driving.
Organized crime in Bulgaria dates its inception to the demise of communism, but has already become a tradition.
What will be the effect of “Tunileaks” on U.S.-Tunisia relations?
What will be the effect of “Tunileaks” on U.S.-Tunisia relations?
What will be the effect of “Tunileaks” on U.S.-Tunisia relations?
What will be the effect of “Tunileaks” on U.S.-Tunisia relations?
Even for those who advocate government secrecy, many of the classified documents should not have been classified at all.
Among the batch of classified diplomatic cables recently released by the controversial whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, several have highlighted the vast extent of the financial infrastructure of Islamist terrorism sponsored by key U.S. allies in the ongoing “War on Terror.”
This past summer, WikiLeaks, an on-line source of anonymous whistle-blower revelations, unveiled damning information about the war in Afghanistan and its “official portrayal.” Sidebar revelations also cast doubt on Pakistan’s alliance with the United States, charging Pakistani intelligence agencies with “aiding insurgents.” Pakistan and the United States forcefully denied any chink in their “strategic partnership.”
Documents reporting how easy it is to illegally cross the Mexican/Guatemalan border reveal Mexican security conflicts but fail to address Guatemalan concerns.