So the countries of interest in these Wikileaks cables don't have intelligence operations?

[originalpckelly]

If they do, don't they already know most of what's being released? If that's true, just exactly who is being kept in the dark here?

You and I.

Isn't it ironic that the people who seemingly have no problem searching through our communications are being upset by their secrets being exposed? I mean, in general, government officials.

[sendero]

1. Exactly..

... people here who have not thought this through actually think that various countrys' diplomats and departments of state are going to find out stuff they didn't know.

Not very likely.

Their CITIZENs are however going to find out how their government is actually conducting their business as opposed to what they've been saying they were doing. Not good for them. Too bad.

[Pavulon]

2. And the pakistani rabble who will stop the US efforts to secure HEU.

oops unintended consequence. Enjoy the show, you are going to be paying the tab. Buy raytheon and GD stock to offset your loss.

[originalpckelly]

4. I have a feeling that they'll be out of business by the time this all over with.

The authoritarian bubble is collapsing. The illusion that our people had that this was a democracy is fading away, and reality is being laid bare to the world.

[Arctic Dave]

6. You act as if we aren't spending obscene amounts of money to the shit bags in the MIC already.

Maybe we should let someone else play global cop for a while.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. You know there are days

And I suspect that wasn't in the cards...as is I'd worry a lot more a lot more about the GOP...they will ensure the fall of Empire and that will be more painful, short term...

Oh and this is part of that process...

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. Bullshit. It's the Pakistani government that is refusing to deal with

us in securing HEU. If anything, the people you dismiss as 'rabble' will be more likely to support their government, knowing that is has been standing up to us. That makes them LESS likely to become jihadists.

Want to think that one through again?

[Catherina]

3. Exactly. You, I and normal citizens all over the world. n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

5. As usual, 'top secret' generally means just that.

[originalpckelly]

7. I say, that is a good one.

:P