Canadian activist details evidence stacked against Canada’s illegal transfer of detainees in Afghanistan, whose ill treatment is documented in the Guantanamo files. Cables discuss Egypt’s plans to diversify its export market to military equipment that didn’t compete with foreign firms. US Ambassador to Philippines reacts to cables reporting his views on strict banking laws in the country. Switzerland has a history of complying with US demands for sanctions on Iran,...
Cables reveal US disapproval of Bulgarian arms deals. A book analyzing cables from Turkey instigates a large media reaction over several cables revealing a police investigation into the Ergenekon group. Maldives President resigns after reputation tarnished by cables on the Copenhagen climate accord. Former Liberian President on trial for crimes against humanity is denied use of cables as record for his defense. Subject index Buyukanit
The US tried pressuring Canada into closing down safe injection facilities for addicts. Cables also show that a Bangladeshi top commander told US officials that extra-judicial killings were ‘necessary.’ Christopher Schwartz in a thorough analysis describes the initial reactions to WikiLeaks in Central Asia after the release of the Afghan War Diaries, the Iraq War Logs, and the US State Department cables. All this and more in this week’s press...
Cables illuminate how Predator drones were used as political bargaining chips. Cables also show how the US shucked off costs for relocation of American military bases onto the South Korean government. Another story this week uncovers the case of a detained mentally-ill Canadian-Egyptian, whose whereabouts are still unknown. Recent stories based on cables also led to arrests of company chiefs in India. Subject Index
RT @Noel_Laforet: Wikileaks last year revealation gets more credibility as Egyptian politicians discuss sabotaging Ethiopian Dam live.http:…about 1 week agofrom web
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