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The Embassy Cables: Our friend Iran (in 1972)

December 7, 2010

Well, we knew this already, but a Wikileaks-posted cable from the US Embassy in Tehran in 1972 shows how the United States rushed to arm the Shah's Iran, concerned over Soviet interests in the area. The...

The Embassy Cables: Saudis fear Iranian missile strike more than terrorism

John M. Guilfoil

December 7, 2010

In a Wikileaks-leaked cable from the US embassy in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's office, Ambassador James C. Oberwetter reported in December 2006 that an unnamed S...

The Embassy Cables: Leak suggests strategic importance of Sweden, Qatar

John M. Guilfoil

December 7, 2010

Cables released online by Wikileaks on Sunday were called a "terrorist blueprint" by many, including several prominent news outlets, which have begun to turn on Wikileaks despite continuing to run stories every...

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