Monday, November 29, 2010

Wikileaks Drops The Biggest Bombshell Yet Sparking A Worldwide Diplomatic Crisis -- News Roundup November 28-29/2010



Royals Caught In Secrets Leak: Biggest Intelligence Leak In History Reveals U.S. Contempt For World Leaders - And Concern At Prince Andrew's Behaviour -- The Daily Mail

What the cables reveal:

* Clinton ordered diplomats to spy on UN - even asking for DNA
* Claims of inappropriate behaviour by a member of the British royal family
* Chinese operatives waging cyber war on U.S.
* The bargains to empty Guantanamo Bay
* Arab leaders privately urging an air strike on Iran
* Ahmadinejad compared to Hitler
* Stand-off with Pakistan over nuclear fuel
* Plans for collapse of North Korea
* Details of corruption in Afghan government

Sensational claims of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ by Prince Andrew emerged last night in the biggest intelligence leak in history.

Secret U.S. embassy cables are said to show the prince, who is a UK trade envoy, has shocked the Americans with his ‘rude behaviour abroad’.

A Buckingham Palace source said: ‘We are awaiting further detail, as everyone else is.’

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More News On Wikileaks

WikiLeaks: The revelations at a glance -- The Daily Mail
US embassy cables leak sparks global diplomatic crisis -- The Guardian
WikiLeaks sparks worldwide diplomatic crisis -- The Telegraph
Leaked US cables reveal sensitive diplomacy -- Yahoo News/AP
WikiLeaks unleashes a flood of damaging US cables -- Yahoo News/AFP
Cables Obtained by WikiLeaks Shine Light Into Secret Diplomatic Channels -- New York Times
WikiLeaks reveals U.S. diplomatic secrets -- Politico
Deceits, plots, insults: America laid bare -- The Independent
Wikileaks: How the reverberations will be felt in Downing Street and far beyond -- The Independent
WikiLeaks release reveals embarrassing diplomatic details -- McClatchy News
Embarrassing Revelations Abound in Leaked U.S. Cables -- CBS News
Vast Leak Discloses Diplomatic Secrets -- Wall Street Journal
Wikileaks release of embassy cables reveals US concerns -- BBC
WikiLeaks: Leaked cables reveal the rough workings of diplomacy -- Christian Science Monitor
Released WikiLeaks documents send shock waves around the globe -- Globe And Mail
WikiLeaks Drop Shows U.S. Striving to Maintain Order in Chaotic Global Relations -- FOX News
A Superpower's View of the World -- Der Spiegel

Saudi king urged U.S. to attack Iran: WikiLeaks -- Yahoo News/Reuters
WikiLeaks: Fears for Middle East stability as cables reveal Arab leaders urged U.S. to attack Iran -- The Daily Mail
"Cut off the head of the snake" Saudis told US on Iran -- Reuters
Saudi Arabia urges US attack on Iran to stop nuclear programme -- The Guardian
WikiLeaks documents reveal Arab states' anxiety over Iran -- CNN

Iran 'lied to UN inspectors about Qom nuclear site' -- The Guardian
Iran Fortifies Its Arsenal With the Aid of North Korea -- New York Times
WikiLeaks: US referred to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as 'Hitler' -- The Telegraph
'Ahmadinejad is Hitler; Sarkozy is a naked emperor' -- Jerusalem post
Der Spiegel: US officials called Ahmadinejad 'Hitler' -- Ynet News
Leak: Iran used Red Crescent to smuggle weapons -- Jerusalem Post
WikiLeaks: Red Crescent smuggled weapons for Iran -- Ynet News

WikiLeaks exposé: Israel tried to coordinate Gaza war with Abbas
-- Haaretz
WikiLeaks exposé: Israel offered to coordinate Cast Lead with Egypt and Fatah -- Haaretz
Israeli doubts about Mahmoud Abbas -- Al Jazeera
US embassy cables: Washington requests personal data on Hamas -- The Guardian

WikiLeaks exposé: Karzai 'paranoid' and Ahmadinejad 'like Hitler' -- Haaretz
Wikileaks release: in Russia, fear of damage to future US relations -- Christian Science Monitor
WikiLeaked cable from Bob Gates: 'Russian democracy has disappeared' -- Foreign Policy
U.S. sees top German diplomat arrogant: WikiLeaks -- Reuters
Internal Source Kept US Informed of Merkel Coalition Negotiations -- Spiegel Online
Diplomatic Cables Reveal US Doubts about Turkey's Government -- Spiegel Online

Wikileaks: Hillary Clinton ordered U.S. diplomats to spy on UN leaders -- The Daily Mail
US Diplomats Told to Spy on Other Countries at United Nations -- Spiegel Online
WikiLeaks: US diplomats 'have been spying on UN leadership' -- The Telegraph

WikiLeaks website hit with 'mass distributed denial of service attack' -- New York Daily News
WikiLeaks: Julian Assange could face 'grave consequences' -- The Telegraph
WikiLeaks: US Senators call for WikiLeaks to face criminal charges -- The Telegraph
Senators: Prosecute the WikiLeakers -- Politico
A Note to Readers: The Decision to Publish Diplomatic Documents -- New York Times
John Kampfner: Wikileaks shows up our media for their docility at the feet of authority -- the Independent
Officials may be overstating the danger from WikiLeaks -- McClatchy News
Wikileaks: Bumpy ride ahead for US diplomats -- BBC
What Do the Diplomatic Cables Really Tell Us? -- Spiegel Online

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