U.S. diplomatic cables leak

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The U.S. diplomatic cables leak was a massive 2010 disclosure by WikiLeaks of confidential U.S. State Department communications that exposed sensitive diplomatic assessments and sparked global controversy over government secrecy and transparency.

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instanceOf document leak
information disclosure
political scandal
alsoKnownAs Cablegate
United States diplomatic cables leak
associatedWith Chelsea Manning
countryInvolved United States
criticizedBy U.S. government officials
criticizedFor alleged risk to national security
potential endangerment of informants
dataObtainedFrom U.S. government classified networks
digitalFormat electronic files
disclosedBy WikiLeaks
distributionMethod online publication
documentType diplomatic cable
impact changes in diplomatic communication practices
increased scrutiny of U.S. foreign policy
intensified debate on digital whistleblowing
language English
legalConsequence U.S. criminal investigation into WikiLeaks
prosecution of Chelsea Manning
mainTopic diplomacy
freedom of information
government secrecy
whistleblowing
mediaPartners Der Spiegel
El País
Le Monde
The Guardian
The New York Times
numberOfDocuments over 250000 diplomatic cables
partOf major WikiLeaks releases of 2010
praisedFor exposing government misconduct
promoting transparency
primarySource U.S. Department of State
publisher Julian Assange
relatedEvent Afghan War documents leak
Iraq War documents leak
revealed U.S. views on allies and adversaries
confidential assessments of foreign leaders
internal U.S. diplomatic communications
securityClassification confidential
secret
startDate 2010-11-28
timePeriod 2010
triggered debate over government transparency
debate over national security and secrecy
global diplomatic controversy
tensions between the United States and some allies

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United States v. Julian Assange relatesTo U.S. diplomatic cables leak
WikiLeaks notableWork United States diplomatic cables leak
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WikiLeaks notableWork Cablegate
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Chelsea Manning notableWork United States diplomatic cables leak
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Sarah Shaw associatedWithEvent WikiLeaks diplomatic cables release (fictionalized depiction)
subject linked to: Sarah Shaw – Laura Linney
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James Boswell (The Fifth Estate character) inUniverseEvent United States diplomatic cables leak
subject linked to: James Boswell – Stanley Tucci
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Afghan War Diary leak relatedTo United States diplomatic cables leak
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Guantánamo Bay files leak relatedTo WikiLeaks–United States diplomatic cables leak
linked to: U.S. diplomatic cables leak
U.S. diplomatic cables leak alsoKnownAs Cablegate
linked to: U.S. diplomatic cables leak
U.S. diplomatic cables leak alsoKnownAs United States diplomatic cables leak
linked to: U.S. diplomatic cables leak
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks focusesOnEvent United States diplomatic cables leak
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