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posted by n1 on Tuesday November 29 2016, @03:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the great-game-to-grand-chessboard dept.

On the sixth anniversary of the first infamous "Cablegate" by WikiLeaks, when it releases its first batch of sensitive US files, on November 28 2010, it has expanded its Public Library of US Diplomacy (PLUSD) with 531,525 new diplomatic cables from 1979.

In a statement to coincide with the release of the cables, known as "Carter Cables III", Mr Assange explained how events which unfolded in 1979, had begun a series of events that led to the rise of ISIS.

He said: "If any year could be said to be the "year zero" of our modern era, 1979 is it."

Mr Assange said a decision by the CIA, together with Saudi Arabia, to plough billions of dollars into arming the Mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan to tackle the Soviet Union, had led to the creation of terror group al-Qaeda.

This, in turn, he said led to the 9/11 terror strikes, the invasion of Afghanhistan and Iraq by the US, and the creation of ISIS.

Source: Express.co.uk


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  • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 29 2016, @08:37PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 29 2016, @08:37PM (#434674)

    Its revealing that the only point you decided to address was the one of syntax.
    All the rest of bob's points, you know the ones with real meat on them, like water off a duck's back.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday November 30 2016, @12:00AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday November 30 2016, @12:00AM (#434734) Journal

    Equally revealing: YOu missed the entire disapproval of invading Iraq. I stated that IF Iraq MUST BE punished, then the proper measure would have been a punitive expedition. But, that isn't approval.

    In 2001/2002, were you even aware enough of what Iraq was all about to form an opinion? I was - and I argued long and loud against invading. So - what exactly is it that you're asking me to justify, or not to justify?