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{{distinguish|United States diplomatic cables leak}}
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The '''Kissinger Cables'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.wikileaks.org/plusd/pressrelease/?nocache |title=Press Release |publisher=Wikileaks |accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref> are 1.7 million [[United States]] diplomatic and intelligence records dating from 1973 to 1976 which [[WikiLeaks]] republished in April 2013. At the time [[Henry Kissinger]] was the [[United States Secretary of State]] and [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Adviser]].<ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/08/wikileaks_70s_diplomatic_reports_includes_kissinger/</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Mark Duell |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305437/WikiLeaks-Kissinger-Cables-Julian-Assange-releases-1-7m-US-diplomatic-intelligence-reports.html |title=WikiLeaks' 'Kissinger Cables': Julian Assange releases 1.7m US diplomatic and intelligence reports |newspaper=Daily Mail|date= |accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files/9977979/Kissinger-Cables-Wikileaks-publishes-1.7m-US-diplomatic-documents-from-1970s.html |title=Kissinger Cables: Wikileaks publishes 1.7m US diplomatic documents from 1970s|newspaper=Telegraph|accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref> They had previously been [[Classified information in the United States|declassified]] and released by the U.S. government;<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/wikileaks-going-soft-its-kissinger-cables-release-1178821 [[International Business Times]]</ref> all the records are from the [[National Archives and Record Administration]].<ref>http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/04/wikileaks-s-kissinger-cables-is-database-of-old-un-leaked-stuff</ref> The cables can be searched for using a search engine provided by WikiLeaks at the Public Library of United States Diplomacy, a special page on the Wikileaks website.<ref name=keller8apr>{{cite news|last=Keller|first=Michael|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/08/inside-the-kissinger-cables.html|title=Inside the Kissinger Cables|accessdate=9 April 2013|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=8 April 2013}}</ref>
The '''Kissinger Cables'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://search.wikileaks.org/plusd/pressrelease/?nocache |title=Press Release |publisher=Wikileaks |accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref> are 1.7 million [[United States]] diplomatic and intelligence records dating from 1973 to 1976 that [[WikiLeaks]] republished in April 2013. At the time [[Henry Kissinger]] was the [[United States Secretary of State]] and [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Adviser]].<ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/08/wikileaks_70s_diplomatic_reports_includes_kissinger/</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Mark Duell |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305437/WikiLeaks-Kissinger-Cables-Julian-Assange-releases-1-7m-US-diplomatic-intelligence-reports.html |title=WikiLeaks' 'Kissinger Cables': Julian Assange releases 1.7m US diplomatic and intelligence reports |newspaper=Daily Mail|date= |accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wikileaks-files/9977979/Kissinger-Cables-Wikileaks-publishes-1.7m-US-diplomatic-documents-from-1970s.html |title=Kissinger Cables: Wikileaks publishes 1.7m US diplomatic documents from 1970s|newspaper=Telegraph|accessdate=8 April 2013}}</ref> They had previously been [[Classified information in the United States|declassified]] and released by the U.S. government;<ref>http://www.ibtimes.com/wikileaks-going-soft-its-kissinger-cables-release-1178821 [[International Business Times]]</ref> all the records are from the [[National Archives and Record Administration]].<ref>http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/04/wikileaks-s-kissinger-cables-is-database-of-old-un-leaked-stuff</ref> The cables can be searched for using a search engine provided by WikiLeaks at the Public Library of United States Diplomacy, a special page on the Wikileaks website.<ref name=keller8apr>{{cite news|last=Keller|first=Michael|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/08/inside-the-kissinger-cables.html|title=Inside the Kissinger Cables|accessdate=9 April 2013|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=8 April 2013}}</ref>


In one of the documents, Kissinger, who authored many of the 205,901 cables that deal with his activities, was quoted as saying "The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer."<ref name=hedges5may2013>{{cite news|last=Hedges|first=Chris|url=http://www.truthdig.com/dig/item/the_death_of_truth_20130505/|title=The Death of Truth|accessdate=12 May 2013|newspaper=Truthdig|date=5 May 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/P860114-1573_MC_b.html#efmCS3CUB MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION - AID CUT-OFF:CYPRUS] 1975 March 10, 00:00 (Monday)</ref>
In one of the documents, Kissinger, who authored many of the 205,901 cables that deal with his activities, was quoted as saying "The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer."<ref name=hedges5may2013>{{cite news|last=Hedges|first=Chris|url=http://www.truthdig.com/dig/item/the_death_of_truth_20130505/|title=The Death of Truth|accessdate=12 May 2013|newspaper=Truthdig|date=5 May 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/P860114-1573_MC_b.html#efmCS3CUB MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION - AID CUT-OFF:CYPRUS] 1975 March 10, 00:00 (Monday)</ref>

Revision as of 17:41, 15 June 2013

Not to be confused with United States diplomatic cables leak.

The Kissinger Cables[1] are 1.7 million United States diplomatic and intelligence records dating from 1973 to 1976 that WikiLeaks republished in April 2013. At the time Henry Kissinger was the United States Secretary of State and National Security Adviser.[2][3][4] They had previously been declassified and released by the U.S. government;[5] all the records are from the National Archives and Record Administration.[6] The cables can be searched for using a search engine provided by WikiLeaks at the Public Library of United States Diplomacy, a special page on the Wikileaks website.[7]

In one of the documents, Kissinger, who authored many of the 205,901 cables that deal with his activities, was quoted as saying "The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer."[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Press Release". Wikileaks. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/08/wikileaks_70s_diplomatic_reports_includes_kissinger/
  3. ^ Mark Duell. "WikiLeaks' 'Kissinger Cables': Julian Assange releases 1.7m US diplomatic and intelligence reports". Daily Mail. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Kissinger Cables: Wikileaks publishes 1.7m US diplomatic documents from 1970s". Telegraph. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ^ http://www.ibtimes.com/wikileaks-going-soft-its-kissinger-cables-release-1178821 International Business Times
  6. ^ http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2013/04/wikileaks-s-kissinger-cables-is-database-of-old-un-leaked-stuff
  7. ^ Keller, Michael (8 April 2013). "Inside the Kissinger Cables". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ^ Hedges, Chris (5 May 2013). "The Death of Truth". Truthdig. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  9. ^ MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION - AID CUT-OFF:CYPRUS 1975 March 10, 00:00 (Monday)
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