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When WikiLeaks first came to prominence in 2010 by releasing 2,325,961 top-secret State Department cables, the world saw for the first time what the US really thought about national leaders, friendly dictators and supposed allies. It also discovered the dark truths of national policies, human rights violations, covert operations and cover-ups.

The WikiLeaks Files is the first volume that uses experts to collate the most important cables and shows their historic importance. The book explores in a series of chapters covering the major regions of the world how the US Empire has imposed its will. It reveals how the US imposes its agenda on the world: a new form of imperialism that uses a variety of tactics from torture and military action, to trade deals and “soft power,” in order to expand its influence. It shows the details of the close relationship between government and big business in promoting US goods around the world.

The WikiLeaks Files is the most comprehensive analysis of US State department cables to date. The introduction by Julian Assange—for the first time—exposes the on-going debates on freedom of information, international surveillance and justice.

Regional expert contributors include Dan Beeton, Phyllis Bennis, Michael Busch, Peter Certo, Conn Hallinan, Sarah Harrison, Richard Heydarian, Dahr Jamail, Jake Johnston, Alexander Main, Robert Naiman, Francis Njubi Nesbitt, Linda Pearson, Gareth Porter, Tim Shorrock, Russ Wellen, and Stephen Zunes.

 

 

 

Contents

Introduction 1

Julian Assange

Part I

1. America and the Dictators 23

2. Dictators and Human Rights 74

3. War and Terrorism 112

Part II

4. Indexing the Empire 145

Sarah Harrison

5. US War Crimes and the ICC 159

Linda Pearson

6. Europe 181

Michael Busch

7. Russia 212

Russ Wellen

8. Turkey 237

Conn Hallinan

9. Israel 263

Stephen Zunes and Peter Certo

10. Syria 297

Robert Naiman

11. Iran 322

Gareth Porter

12. Iraq 350

Dahr Jamail

13. Afghanistan 368

Phyllis Bennis

14. East Asia 395

Tim Shorrock

15. Southeast Asia 433

Richard Heydarian

16. South Africa 471

Francis Njubi Nesbitt

17. Latin America and the Caribbean 483

Alexander Main, Jake Johnston, and Dan Beeton

18. Venezuela 515

Dan Beeton, Jake Johnston, and Alexander Main

Notes -546

List of Contributors 589

Index 594