WikiLeaks Releases 500K U.S. Cables from 1978 on Iran, Sandinistas, Afghanistan, Israel & More
On Wednesday, WikiLeaks added more than half a million U.S. diplomatic
cables from 1978 to its Public Library of US Diplomacy database. The
documents include diplomatic cables and other diplomatic communications
from and to U.S. embassies and missions in nearly every country. "1978
actually set in progress many of the geopolitical elements that are
playing out today," Assange said. "1978 was the beginning of the Iranian
revolution … the Sandinista movement started in its popular form … the
war period in Afghanistan began in 1978 and hasn’t stopped since."
On Wednesday, WikiLeaks added more than half a million U.S. diplomatic
cables from 1978 to its Public Library of US Diplomacy database. The
documents include diplomatic cables and other diplomatic communications
from and to U.S. embassies and missions in nearly every country. "1978
actually set in progress many of the geopolitical elements that are
playing out today," Assange said. "1978 was the beginning of the Iranian
revolution … the Sandinista movement started in its popular form … the
war period in Afghanistan began in 1978 and hasn’t stopped since."
