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Open Secrets:

WikiLeaks, War and American Diplomacy
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Alexander Star
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The New York Times Company, Jan 24, 2011 - Political Science - 2014 pages
In 2010 the anti-secrecy organization known as WikiLeaks made headlines around the world when it released thousands of classified U.S. government diplomatic cables and battlefield reports. The New York Times played a crucial role in breaking the WikiLeaks story and Open Secrets is the definitive chronicle of the documents release and the controversy that ensued. It includes detailed analyses of the documents by Times correspondents; opinion essays by Frank Rich Maureen Dowd and others; and the full text of all the cables and war logs posted on The Times's Web site along with 27 new cables selected for this volume. It also includes an essay in which the executive editor of The Times Bill Keller explains how the newspaper came to publish documents obtained by WikiLeaks and why it did; expanded profiles of Julian Assange WikiLeaks's founder and Bradley Manning the Army private suspected of being his source; and original essays on what the fracas has revealed about American diplomacy and government secrecy. A legal and technological thriller and a primer on world politics "Open Secrets" is also a field guide to how information and power are wielded today and why it matters.
  

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High irony that the NYT is making cash out of a story spinning out of a war it helped start, and the story is about people who were trying to stop it.

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Contents

The Boy Who Kicked the Hornets Nest
II Background
Who Is Julian Assange?
Who Is Julian Assange?
Who Is Bradley Manning?
III States Secrets
Leaked Cables Offer Raw Look at US Diplomacy
Around the World Distress Over Iran
Ahmadinejad Visits India
Guitar Hero Proposed as Diplomatic Carrot for North Korea
HighLevel North Korean Defections
USSouth Korea Relations
Chinese Scholar on North Korean Weapons
ChinaUnited States Talks on North Korea
American Ambassador on North Koreas Future
Chinese Complaints About North Korea

Wider Window Into Irans Missile Capabilities Offers a Murkier View
Meddling Neighbors Undercut Iraq Stability
Yemen Sets Terms of a War on Al Qaeda
Libya Delayed Nuclear Fuel Disposal Deal
Cash Flow to Terrorists Evades US Efforts
Cables From American Diplomats Portray US Ambivalence on Tunisia
Cables Depict Afghan Graft Starting at Top
Cables Offer Shifting Portrait of Karzai
Nuclear Fuel Memos Expose Wary Dance With Pakistan
US Opposed Release of Nuclear Dealer
Vast Hacking by a China Fearful of the Web
China Resisted US Pressure on Rights of Nobel Winner
North Korea Keeps the World Guessing
Below Surface US Has Dim View of Putin and Russia
Embracing Georgia US Misread Signs of Rifts
Cables Shed Light on ExKGB Officers Death
NATO Balanced Baltic and Russian Anxieties
Cables Praise French Friend With Mercurial Side
France Turning to a New Partner Dismays an Old One Over a Ship
Officials Pressed Germans on Kidnapping by CIA
Europe Wary of US Bank Monitors
Blackwater Aimed to Hunt Pirates
Pirates Catch Exposed Route of Arms in Sudan
US Aided Mexican Drug War With Frustration
US Diplomats Noted Canadian Mistrust
Cable Shows Nations Going Easy on Cuba
US Expands Role of Diplomats in Spying
Cables Depict US Haggling to Clear Guantánamo
US Strains to Stop Arms Flow
Cables Portray Expanded Reach of Drug Agency
Private Links in Lawmakers Trip Abroad
Diplomats Help Push Sales of Jetliners on the Global Market
State Dept Daily Is Window on a Jittery Planet
Iran Calls Leaked Documents a US Plot
Caustic US Views of Berlusconi Churn Italys Politics
Blunt and Blustery Putin Responds to State Department Cables on Russia
Leaked Cables Stir Resentment and Shrugs
From WikiLemons Clinton Tries to Make Lemonade
WikiLeaks and the Perils of Oversharing
Karzais Response to Cables Relieves US
Pakistani Newspapers Apologize for Fake Cables Stories from The Lede blog
Ron Pauls Defense of WikiLeaks from The Lede blog
Obama Calls Turkish and Mexican Leaders on Diplomatic Leaks
WikiLeaks Taps Power of the Press
Air Force Blocks Sites That Posted Secret Cables
First Lady Sues Over Cable
US Sends Warning to People Named in Cable Leaks
IV The War Logs
View Is Bleaker Than Official Portrayal of War in Afghanistan
The Strands of a War
Pakistan Aids Insurgency in Afghanistan Reports Assert
Reports From the Ground in Afghanistan
Strategic Plans Spawned Bitter End for a Lonely Outpost
Mix of Trust and Despair Helped Turn Tide in Iraq
A Grim Portrait of Civilian Deaths in Iraq
Detainees Fared Worse in Iraqi Hands Logs Say
Leaked Reports Detail Irans Aid for Iraqi Militias
Use of Contractors Added to Wars Chaos in Iraq
Tensions High Along KurdishArab Line
Leaks Add to Pressure on White House Over Strategy
US Military Scrutinizes Leaks for Risks to Afghans
Leaked Afghan War Reports Heighten European Doubts
Gates Cites Peril in Leak of Afghan War Logs by WikiLeaks
The Defense Departments Response
WikiLeaks Founder Gets Support in Rebuking US on WhistleBlowers
Leaked Reports Stir Political Disputes in Iraq
V Aftermath
How Our Diplomats Think
How Our Diplomats Think
Can the Government Keep a Secret?
VI Opinions
Introduction
Pakistans Double Game
WikiLeaks and the Diplomats
Follow the Money
Banks and WikiLeaks
Getting Lost in the Fog of War
Lost in a Maze
Kiss This War Goodbye
In Pakistan Echoes of American Betrayal
Learning From WikiLeaks
The Fragile Community
Have We Learned Anything From the Leaked Cables?
Do You Want to Know a Top Secret?
Dangerous Liaisons
The Secret Lives of Nations
Why Iran Loves WikiLeaks
The Big American Leak
Is Julian Assange Helping the Neocons?
Our Envoys Ourselves
Weve Only Got America A
The WikiLeaks Debate
Sharing Secrets at Arms Length
What if the Secrets Stayed Secret?
Diplomatic Cables
Diplomatic Cables
2010 Meeting With Ahmed Wali Karzai
Cash Flows From Afghanistan
An Effective but Allegedly Corrupt Police Chief
An Injustice in Kabul
Afghan Insider Explains Corruption
Investigating an Afghan Money Exchange Network
Karzai Intervenes in Drug Cases
Guantánamo Afghans Not Prosecuted at Home
Ambassador Eikenberry Meets President Karzai
Erratic Politician or Rational Leader?
Biden Doubts Pakistans Support for US Goals
Pakistans Leader Worries About Threat From Own Army
Ambassadors Concerns About Nuclear Material
Human Rights Abuses by Pakistani Army
Will Extra Aid Persuade Pakistan to Cut Ties to Extremists?
Closer Military Ties With Pakistan
US Opposed AQ Khans Release
Africa
Ambassador Reports on Zimbabwes Leader
On the Eve of Nelson Mandelas Release
A WellConnected Drug Trafficker in Guinea
Faked Incineration of Seized Drugs Alleged in Guinea
In Sierra Leone a Successful Narcotics Case
A Bribe to Sabotage a Drug Prosecution
Berlusconi and Bono on African Aid
Threats to Ugandas Future
Zimbabwes Leader Urged to Step Down
American Concerns on Ukrainian Weapons
American Protest to Kenya on Ukrainian Arms
A Shipload of Tanks Captured by Pirates
Americas
From Panama Before the US Invasion
A Briefing on Canada for Bush
AntiAmerican Canadian TV
Canadian Spy Chief Talks
The US and the Canadian Election
Obama Briefed for Canada Visit
Analyzing the Weakness of Cubas Dissidents
Raul Castro Reaches out to the Obama Administration
How Cuba Keeps Europeans from Meeting Dissidents
Fidel Castros Midair Health Scare
What Happens After Fidel Dies?
Mexican Military Welcomes US Help
Panama Wants US to Wiretap Opponents
Pressure to Misuse DEA Wiretaps in Panama
Mexican Drug Traffickers Attack Police With Grenades
Paraguay Presses for DEA Eavesdropping
Gauging Canadas Reaction to Release of Interrogation Video
McDonalds Wields Influence in El Salvador
Fears of Unrest Over Plans to Extradite Drug Suspect
Hurricane Anna Nicole Hits the Bahamas
Diplomats Doubts About a Billionaire
A Congressman His Friends and a Pitch to Honduras
Asia
Chinese Press Controls Discussed
Chinese Warning about Google Earth
CyberAttacks and Other Security Threats
Chinas Ties to the World of Computer Hackers
A Fervent Appeal From the Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama on Tibet and Environmental Concerns
North Koreas Future
Clash on Human Rights
Diplomats Clash Over Future Nobel Winner
Middle East
US Warns Germany on Bungled Rendition
Message From a SoontoBe Hostage in Iran
USMacedonia Silence on Botched Rendition
Public Interest in Masri Rendition
Islamic Extremism in Germany
Seeking Saudi Help to Stop Terrorist Financing
Talking Counterterrorism With Kuwait
Robbery in Yemen Aids Al Qaeda
Clinton on Financing Terrorism
Assessing Saudi Counterterrorism Efforts
Kuwaiti Has Doubts on Return of Detainees
Concerns Over Releasing Yemeni Detainees
Saudi Rehabilitation Program for Militants
Arab League Weighed Boycott of Spielberg in 2007
Secret Party Life of Saudi Elite
Israeli Spy Scandal Touches New Zealand
New Zealand Copes With Praise From Hamas
US Credit Cards Provide Link to an Assassination in Dubai
Israel Suspected in Dubai Assassination
Irans Leader Slapped During Dispute Report Says
Israels Economic Strategy in Gaza
Bahrains King Says Iran Must Be Stopped
Treasury Official on Iran Sanctions
Abu Dhabis Prince on Iranian Threat
Israeli Warning on Iran
Saudis Warn of Iranian Influence and Threat
Saudis Assure China on Oil Supply
An Arab Defense Chief on Strikes Against Iran
The Great Game in Iraq Part 1
The Great Game in Iraq Part 2
Iraqi Leader Worries About Saudi Interference
Irans Role in Iraq
Political Intrigue Swirls Around Iraq
A Saudis Dim View of Iraqs Leader
A Standoff Over Uranium in Libya
Libyan Uranium Finally Leaves for Russia
Department of Energy Team Inspects Uranium
Qaddafis Son Complains about US
Worries About American Ties to a Sclerotic Ally
Warnings About Corruption of Tunisias First Family
A Lavish Dinner with Tunisian Presidents Soninlaw
Spurned by Tunisia Arafats Widow Criticizes Presidents Family
Tunisian President Praised by US on Counterterrorism
Tunisian Presidents Family Takes Over a Bank
Mostly Rosy US View of Tunisia in 2008
An Inside Account of Tunisian Corruption
Reports of Syrian Missiles for Hezbollah
Clinton Protests to Syria Over Missiles
Syria Denies Supplying Missiles to Hezbollah
American Embassy on Relations with Syria
Americans Arrested in Yemen for Militant Ties
Yemeni President on US Missile Strikes
Yemeni President Gives US Free Reign
Hunting for Dangerous Weapons in Yemen
Yemeni President on Guantánamo Prisoners
Russia and Europe
Conflict Over MoneyTracking Program
American Ambassador on Sarkozy
An Intimidating Boss
Sarkozy Portrayed as ProAmerican
Adopting Georgias Views
Siding With Georgias Leader
Skepticism About Azerbaijan
Former Detainee Urges Europe to Accept Other Released Detainees
Death of a Romanian Rock Star
German Conflict Over Scientology
A Swedish View of Political Ferment
British Outreach to Muslims at Home
The State of Russias Prisons
Russia Is Said to Have Offered Nuclear Weapons to Egypt
American Official on Litvinenko Death
Did Russians Track Radioactive Material in London?
NATO Agrees on Baltic Defense Plan
State Department Discourages Public Comment on Baltic Defense
Baltic Pressure for NATO Defense Plan
RussiaGeorgia Clash Worries Baltic States
Speculation on PutinBerlusconi Ties
Close PutinBerlusconi Relationship
Russia Upset Over Polish Remarks
Russian Corruption
A Moscow Mayor and Corruption
Scant RussiaUS Military Cooperation
Intel Lobbies the Kremlin
Putin Disengaged?
Concerns on French Ship Sales to Russia
US Concerns About French Warship Sale to Russia
Lithuania Questions French Ship Sale to Russia
Gates Objects to French Ship Sale to Russia
US Diplomatic Initiatives
Pressure on Boeing to Hire an Agent in Turkey
Special Request From the Saudi King
Airbus Wins Deal Until US Intervenes
Special Services for Turkmenistan
Tanzania and the Fight to Stop an Airbus Sale
Sanctions Against Syria and Blocking an Airbus deal
Blocking a Sale in Nepal That Was Headed to Airbus
Political Fights Over Fighter Jets in Brazil
Lobbying Plan for Fighter Jet Contest in Brazil
Orchestrating a Boeing Sale to Jordan
Starting Off the Sales Pitch in Jordan
A Close Call With Fahrenheit 911
Threats and Hazards to Americans Abroad
A Threatening World
Diplomats Helping American Spies
War Logs
Afghan War Logs
Recruiting Civilians
Kidnapping and Murder
Suicide Truck Bombs
Attacks on Afghan Drivers
Secret War
Outnumbered
Plea for Guns and Boots
Use of Drones
Lost Reaper Drone
Pakistan ISI
Suicide Training
Festival of Sacrifices
Embassy Attack
Outpost Attacked
Iraq War Logs
28 Corpses Found
Unchecked Torture
Sectarian Abuse
False Checkpoints
Eyes Cut Out
Casualties
Attempted Surrender
Checkpoint Shootings
Interpreter Killed
Prisoner Abuse
US Intervention
Detainees Beaten
Uninvestigated
Iran
Assassination Plot
Weapons Smuggling from Iran to Iraq
Sniper Training
Militantss Diaries
Attacks Continue in Obama Administrations First Year
Capture of Iranian Suspects
Firefight on the Iranian Border
Contractors
Friendly Fire
Creating Chaos
Shooting Civilians
Iraqi Protests
Kurds and Ethnic Tensions
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
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Alexander Star edited "Lingua Franca" from 1995 until 2001. He is currently the Ideas editor of "The Boston Globe. "His writing has appeared in "The New York Times," "The New Yorker," "The New Republic," and the "London Review of Books,"

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