Wikileaks releases latest batch of US diplomatic communications

David Heath
Monday, 29 November 2010 13:33

IT Policy - Regulation

Following the Iraq and Afghanistan-focused releases, Wikileaks has made available 251,287 documents derived from communications through diplomatic channels belonging to the US.

Following the release of the multitude of documents pertaining to Afghanistan, Iraq and the murder of a Reuters photographer earlier this year, Wikileaks has made good on its promise to released hundreds of thousands of US diplomatic communications for public review.

Previous leaks have been blamed on Bradley Manning who worked in a communications role in Iraq, however it is very hard to describe a plausible explanation to show how he might have come into possession of information that would reasonably be communicated directly between US embassies and the US State Department.

We seem to have another source.

Thus far, the full body of material (some 251,287 documents according to Wikileaks) has been given to a small number of news outlets and only a tiny subset of 220 documents made generally available. 

The CableGate site promises a steady release of all material over the coming days / weeks.