Monthly Archives: November, 2010

If diplomats no longer dare to send undiplomatic, unvarnished truths to their governments on encrypted cables, the world's peace will be in more danger. Not less.

It’s a good thing that diplomats have their immunities.

If I were an American policy maker, I would sit down and seriously worry about all this.

They also reveal who came to the U.S. for assistance in SUPPRESSING democracy and open government – and, quite frequently, got it.

With 7,918 documents, the U.S. Embassy in Ankara and Consulate in Istanbul were apparently the “biggest contributor” to the 251,000 documents exposed by WikiLeaks.

We’ve found out about what representatives of the United States and third party countries think about us.

Washington is mulling charging the Australian citizen for espionage — the publication of thousands of classified documents has left its diplomats with red faces and Sarah Palin baying for his blood.

Even more moderate voices are calling for him to be tried for espionage.

By shedding a harsh light on diplomacy’s seamier, hypocritical side they also confirm the age-old adage that an ambassador is an honest person sent abroad to lie for the good of his or her country.