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Illegal we do immediately; unconstitutional takes a little longer: Kissinger in new mass WikiLeaks document release
Published time: April 08, 2013 08:46 Get short URL

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Tags WikiLeaks has published the Kissinger Cables: its largest public release of documents in nearly Assange, USA, Vatican, WikiLeaks a year, totaling some 1.7 million classified files, including information on the USs secret diplomatic history. A variety of files have been collected and collated, including from congressional correspondence, intelligence reports, and cables. Julian Assange, who heads the organization, told the Press Association that the documents were illustrative of the vast range and scope of global US influence. He is to present and mark the release of the documents on Monday in a mass-press conference. Assange is currently residing at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, under the threat of arrest if he leaves. Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is quoted as saying, Before the Freedom of Information Act, I used to say at meetings, The illegal we do

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immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer, during a 1975 conversation which included a Turkish and Cypriot official. Among the other information released is the revelation that that the Vatican may have collaborated with the US in supporting the Pinochet coup in Chile, which saw in a regime of bloodshed and disappearances. In a cable dated 18 October 1973, it is stated that Archbishop [Giovanni] Benelli, Vatican Deputy Secretary of State, expressed to illing [sic] his and Popes grave concern over successful international leftist campaign to misconstrue completely realities of Chilean situation. The events which preceded Pinochets 17-year dictatorship were dismissed as overblown. Bellini labeled exaggerated coverage of events as possibly greatest success of Communist propaganda, and highlighted fact that even moderate and conservative circles seem quite disposed to believe grossest lies about Chilean Juntas excesses. It went on to admit that there had been bloodshed during what they labeled mopping up procedures in Chile, but followed it up with the statement that the Junta was making every effort to return the situation to normal. Documents had previously come to light about US involvement in the bloody Chilean coup. One CIA document released in a 2003 book of collected works stated It is firm and continuing policy that Allende be overthrown by a coupit is imperative that these actions be implemented clandestinely and securely so that the USG [US government] and American hand be well hidden. The WikiLeaks releases additionally suggest that former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Ghandi, worked as a negotiator for Swedish company SaabScania, which was trying to sell its Viggen fighter aircraft to Chile in the 1970s. The documents are comprised of the 250,000 leaked state department memos made previously available through the Cablegate release, alongside the new 1.7 million US State Department files from Kissingers time in the SoS position, from 1973-1976. Although the 1.7 million had been officially declassified, and accessible through the National Archives and Records Agency, members of the WikiLeaks team consider their importance to be too significant for them to stay subtly tucked away. The Kissinger Cables provides unparalleled access to journalists and the general public, said WikiLeaks in a statement. Assange himself commented on the role that their publication of the documents played in preserving all sides of US history.

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The US administration cannot be trusted to maintain the history of its interactions with the world. Fortunately, an organization with an unbroken record in resisting censorship attempts now has a copy, he said. He went on to call it the single most significant the single most significant body of geopolitical material ever published. The lack of accessibility was also commented upon. One form of secrecy is complexity. Thats the reason why we decided to merge these files with our existing cables and put a lot of effort into making a userfriendly and accessible database a WikiLeaks spokesperson, Kristinn Hrafnsson, told Forbes. WikiLeaks has voiced additional concern over the possibility that some documents could be reclassified. Julian Assanges confinement in Londons Ecuadorian Embassy means the country has already spent some $4.5 million on police officers patrolling the building on 24-hour watch. He has been resident in the building since he lost a UK court case demanding his extradition to Sweden. WikiLeaks dropped a bombshell when it released over 250,000 leaked US cables in 2010, infuriating the US, as many related to the war in Iraq. The material released by the organization included the infamous Collateral Murder video, which was shot from an Apache helicopter gun-sight, and documented direct attacks on unarmed Iraqi civilians.
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Comments (44)
Anonymous user
08.04.2013 14:31

What of US-Isreal cables? are these WikiLeaks secret. Why not release them also i ponder.

Anonymous user

08.04.2013 14:12

"Global research" is based in Jew York City. Presents only one-sided version of Capitalism.

Daniel hudd

08.04.2013 14:10

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The Vatican is involved in every major coup around the world. She is a cancer that sits on the seventh hill of Rome who covers herself as an angel of light, yet darkness and contempt run through her veins. Her cup is full

of the blood and souls of men, women and children yet the world still wonders after her. The powerful and corrupt are made rich through her delicacies and the Kings of the earth bow to her to keep their seats and fill their coffers. She is a beast among the sea of people, a vampire that seduces the souls of men, and changed the commandments of God to bind the children of earth to everlasting fire.
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