Cables describe Pakistan’s lack of evidence for convicting Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders for involvement in the Mumbai 2008 attacks. ‘Invisible Children’ confirms a report from a leaked cable on the organization’s information exchange with the Ugandan government. The US State Department has drastically changed its system for protecting classified information since Cablegate. A Zimbabwe army brigadier faces charges for comments attributed to him in WikiLeaks cables. Subject Index
Independent journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye is still incarcerated for his story on how a US drone strike in Yemen killed civilians, backed up by WikiLeaks cables. Stratfor emails contain extensive discussion of a potential attack on Iran. Other emails discussed the importance of Spain’s 15-M protest leaders. Columbia newspaper El Espectador was a Stratfor source for Colombian news, and was also a former WikiLeaks media partner for Cablegate. Subject index
Cables confirm genocide committed in Colombia by paramilitary groups. WikiLeaks begins the release of 5 million emails from intelligence company Stratfor. Among the emails are discussions on how Stratfor monitored PETA, Bhopal, and Yes Men activists for multinational corporations Coca Cola and Dow Chemical. Emails also reveal how Stratfor kept tabs on major political figures and events and some of their sources and connections around the world. In particular, Stratfor...
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
Radio Australia’s interview with Andrew MacGregor Marshall gives a summary of the main findings of Marshall’s research on the Thailand cables. He details the dynamics of the current monarchy and its decline, and its relationship with the Thai people and government. The news agency Publica began its coverage of Brazil cables this week, with topics ranging from Brazil’s qualifications for being on the UN Security Council to comparison of the...
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