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"The Kissinger Cables": WikiLeaks Releases 1.7M Historical Records

An anonymous reader writes to note the latest large-scale document release from WikiLeaks: "The cables are all from the time period of 1973 to 1976. Without droning about too many numbers that can be found in the press release, about 200,000 of the cables relate directly to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. These cables include significant revelations about U.S. involvements with fascist dictatorships, particularly in Latin America, under Franco's Spain (including about the Spanish royal family) and in Greece under the regime of the Colonels. The documents also contain hourly diplomatic reporting on the 1973 war between Israel, Egypt and Syria (the 'Yom Kippur war'). While several of these documents have been used by U.S. academic researchers in the past, the Kissinger Cables provides unparalleled access to journalists and the general public. 'The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.' — Henry A. Kissinger, U.S. Secretary of State, March 10, 1975."

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  1. Think outside the box. by hessian · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If government is allowing you to see these "leaks," they're benefiting in some way from the environment that results.

    To assume that government is actually constrained by such things is to assume benevolence in government; perhaps it is most beneficial for them that you think this is all they have to reveal.

    It's not paranoia to realize that in an age of utter selfishness, people will hoard power and use it deviously. What would Machiavelli do?

    I dunno, release about a billion documents unrelated to what he's actually trying to hide.

  2. Re:The full quote re: illegal/unconstitutional by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    neither of you mention "Constitutional Republic."
    Are you in opposition the rule of LAW like DHS is?

    If you had democracy, then 51% of people could vote to KILL YOU.
    You don't want democracy, you want a Constitutional Republic, the powers granted by GOD, not some majority problem reaction solution voters kicking out new ordinances, laws,taxes, and loss of rights, gun grabbing, fake DSM science turned to POLITICAL HIT tool, I could go on and on.

    What you don't get is that it's now TOO LATE, you can lie and call me a terrorist for pointing all this out, and kill me, but it doesn't change what happens when MATH fucks all their days.

    The Math is going to FUCK YOUR DAY Debt to GDP, exponents. Say good by oath breaking scum.

    It's coming to a head one way or the other.
    You might keep your head down, but your now being attacked electronically.

    It's ELECTRONIC WARFARE, and it's FULL SPECTRUM.,