Huge numbers of embassy cables are labeled 'unclassified' or 'limited official use' and deal with mundane matters. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes cable deal embassy
I want to be the first guy to reverse a communist revolution. Elliott Abrams communistguyreverse Change image and share on social
The U.A.E. is a firm ally of the United States and deserves better treatment than it received in the Dubai Ports World fiasco in 2006. Elliott Abrams allydeservedubai Change image and share on social
History may someday record that the Arab awakening that began with the Arab revolt of 1916 against the Ottomans ended about a century later with a whimper. Elliott Abrams arabawakenbegin Change image and share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social
The U.S. is not constructing a palatial embassy, by far the largest in the world and virtually a separate city within Baghdad, and pouring money into military bases, with the intention of leaving Iraq to Iraqis. Noam Chomsky baghdadbasiscity share on social
For an Italian peasant a telegram from anywhere is a wondrous thing; and a cable from the terrestrial paradise of America is not lightly to be disregarded. Howard K. Smith americacabledisregard Change image and share on social