State Department Anxious About Possible Leak of Cables to Wikileaks -- Threat Level
The State Department and personnel at U.S. embassies around the world are reportedly waiting anxiously to find out if an Army intelligence analyst was telling the truth when he boasted that he had supplied 260,000 classified State Department diplomatic cables to the whistleblower site Wikileaks.
If Wikileaks has the secret documents and publishes them, the leak could not only expose damaging information about U.S. foreign policy and national security issues, but also expose embarrassing information about backroom diplomatic deals and U.S. attitudes toward foreign leaders — such as the opinions of U.S. ambassadors about the honesty, integrity, and strength and longevity of those leaders.
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More News On The Impact That Wikileaks Is Having On U.S. Secrets
Dept. of State, embassies anxious about cable link claims -- CNN
Suspect said to have leaked thousands of secret cables -- Sydney Morning Herald
Massive oil spill. Now, what about a massive leak of U.S. diplomatic cables? -- L.A. Times
The State Department's Worst Nightmare -- The Daily Beast
WikiLeaks Mysteries Deepen -- Washingtonian
My Comment: If true, this will be one of the worse security breaches in U.S. history. I am sure there are many worried and concerned officials in the State Department, most if not all U.S. intelligence agencies, and in certain parts of the White House itself.
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