Media outlets from the Dawn Media Group, Pakistans leading media house, published the first set of WikiLeaks files relating to Pakistan on May 20.
The leaked US cables revealed that the Pakistani military is complicit in US drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas, bordering Afghanistan.
Each set of cables published by the group has had a ripple effect, with the leaked US cables widely reproduced.
At first, embarrassed military spokespeople and politicians exposed by the leaks denied the contents. Later, they tried to ignore them.
Farooq Sulehria
What the Taliban failed to achieve in relation to the Afghan presidential elections held on August 20, incumbent President Hamid Karzai managed to accomplish.
On January 1, US drones pounded Waziristan in Pakistan聮s north-western tribal areas, killing five people.
The butchery unleashed on Mumbai by a team of 10 black-hooded terrorists came to an end on November 29 at around 8.30 am. This is the sixth time Mumbai has come under some kind of attack since 1993.
Washington鈥檚 next war is already on the go. 鈥淐lassified orders鈥, according to the September 11 New York Times, were passed by US President George Bush in July. And the target is not 鈥渁xis of evil鈥-famed Iran. It is Washington鈥檚 close ally in the 鈥渨ar on terror鈥, Pakistan.
Afghanistan lives in fear of US-sponsored warlords.
The Nepalese left has stunned the world yet again. The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M), a US-designated 鈥渢errorist鈥 outfit, won a landslide victory in April 9 general elections.
During Condoleezza Rice鈥檚 visit to Panama on June 5, she described Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez鈥檚 decision not to renew the licence of Radio Caracas Television as his 鈥渟harpest and most acute鈥 move yet against democracy. She urged the Organisation of American States to send its secretary general to Caracas to look into the move and deliver a full report on his findings. Rice declared: 鈥淔reedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom of conscience are not a thorn in the side of the government. Disagreeing with your government is not unpatriotic and most certainly should not be a crime in any country, especially a democracy.鈥
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