U.S. officials have angrily condemned the release by WikiLeaks of hundreds of confidential diplomatic messages, with the White House calling the whistle-blowing site's online disclosure of leaked government cables reckless and dangerous actions that put at risk our diplomats, intelligence professionals and people around the world who come to the United States for assistance in promoting democracy and open government.
Republican Rep. Peter King, the ranking GOP member on the House Homeland Security Committee, urged the State Department to designate WikiLeaks a foreign terrorist organization, saying in a statement that it posed a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States. And Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, dismissed WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange's claim to be acting in the public interest, calling the release a reckless action which jeopardizes lives.
Here's a look at the some of the key revelations contained in the Cablegate files that have so infuriated policymakers: http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/wikileaks-key-revelations-focus-on-iran-threats/19736083
Republican Rep. Peter King, the ranking GOP member on the House Homeland Security Committee, urged the State Department to designate WikiLeaks a foreign terrorist organization, saying in a statement that it posed a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States. And Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, dismissed WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange's claim to be acting in the public interest, calling the release a reckless action which jeopardizes lives.
Here's a look at the some of the key revelations contained in the Cablegate files that have so infuriated policymakers: http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/wikileaks-key-revelations-focus-on-iran-threats/19736083
