Comments on: Wikileaks

By: Neil Dent

Neil Dent — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:45:05 +0000

Speaking of (wiki)leaks, I’ve waited all day for the MlataratS take on Austin Gatt’s revelations in yesterday’s PAC sitting in the ongoing Bee-Double-You-Ess-See hearing.

Strange – as of 16:25hrs not one mention of it as far as I can see.

Mind you navigating the blessed site is at best a pain in the arse so maybe I missed it.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:09:38 +0000

In reply to J Abela.

101 cables were sent from the US embassy in Floriana, but a total of 137 were sent from Malta.

See for yourself: go to http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/ and click ‘Cables by Country’ at the bottom of the page, below the ‘Gaphics of the cablegate dataset’ heading.

A graph will pop up with a small magnifying glass and spreadsheet icon below it. Click that to view the data in a table, then look for Malta.

By: Anthony Farrugia

Anthony Farrugia — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 09:07:58 +0000

In reply to TROY. Hang on again P Shaw, wikileaks did not hack into any US Government intranet but these cables were copied by a disgruntled or bored US serviceman and passed on to wikileaks. For example, we did not learn anything new about Berlusconi but got the US view on this funny little man.

By: TROY

TROY — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:02:16 +0000

In reply to P Shaw. Hang on P Shaw, maybe we'll get to hear about Joseph's smoke and mud obsessions.

By: red nose

red nose — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:28:01 +0000

This should be a historian’s paradise

By: J Abela

J Abela — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:09:07 +0000

I read that there are 101 documents…but anyway. I’m looking forward to see what’s in them.

By: P Shaw

P Shaw — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:50:30 +0000

While I admit that certain content is interesting (e.g. North Korea’s spoiled child, Argentina president pill addiction and anxiety attacks, etc), these leaks are aimed to damage the US reputation and ability to collect information on terrorism in the future.

Nobody in his/her right mind will ever talk or help the Americans in the global fight against terrorism, knowing that their name wil be eventually revealed.

This is the principal aim of this website, even though it is ‘sugar coated’ with juicy gossip material. Its founder seems to be erratic as well and full of spite against the world, and the US in particular.

By: Marku

Marku — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:33:36 +0000

In reply to Daphne Caruana Galizia.

No problem. The link was via The Guardian and is a spreadsheet of the number of cables sent from from U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. The spreadsheet mentions that 101 cable were sent from the US embassy in Valletta. No further details yet.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AonYZs4MzlZbdEdmOURKSlA5SEtWTWlDaUgtODJWVkE&hl=en&authkey=CPW5uvsF#gid=1

By: Daphne Caruana Galizia

Daphne Caruana Galizia — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:30:06 +0000

In reply to Marku. Marku, in error I deleted a subsequent comment you made, with a link. Please post it again. Thank you.

By: Marku

Marku — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:11:38 +0000

I can’t wait.