PrintDecember 13, 2010
Hillary and WikiLeaks
It is a fact that so far, the WikiLeaks dumps did not reveal any top American secrets or highly classified documents. There were not even any surprises for those who closely follow geopolitics. Even the most "explosive" cables, such as those the revealed that the Saudis want America to attack Iran, showed only what many had known already.Yet some people still feel uneasy about this affair. They feel that something bad has happened to their country.This feeling is -- it would seem -- largely rooted in the fact that by compromising itself in the eyes of the international community, this administration can no longer effectively conduct foreign policy. But is this a necessarily a bad thing?In 1993, New York Times columnist William Safire concluded that the person now in charge of implementing U.S. foreign policy was a congenital liar. The designation struck a chord with what many felt deep down.This is so true that Hillary Clinton tried to limit the...(Read Full Article)
