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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2010-11-30 08:12 am

I believe they're calling this cablegate

[Poll #1651136]

Context (including nice infographic and download) here

Re: World is now a less safe place

[identity profile] interactiveleaf.livejournal.com 2010-11-30 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
And if there's anything a third world dictator is really afraid of, it's bad publicity on the Internet.

Re: World is now a less safe place

[identity profile] zornhau.livejournal.com 2010-11-30 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it depends what the deal is.

If the US is trying to persuade him to quietly sell out some of his supporters, or betray some terrorists who are camped out in his back yard, then, yes, he probably is afraid of bad publicity on the Internet.

Re: World is now a less safe place

[identity profile] interactiveleaf.livejournal.com 2010-11-30 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
If a dictator is discussing such things with the US, or internally, or with anyone else, then as always, the greatest risk of discovery comes from his internal staff.

Ain't nothin' particularly worth noting here.

Re: World is now a less safe place

[identity profile] zornhau.livejournal.com 2010-12-01 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
So are you seriously arguing that crippling the USA's capacity for diplomacy during a rare Democrat presidency is a Good Thing?