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3. That's not very diplomatic, Ms. Nuland.

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US Diplomat Apologizes For Cursing Ally [View all] jakeXT Feb 2014 OP

Yea, corporate media is all over this bullshit Iliyah Feb 2014 #1

Why Keefer Feb 2014 #2

That's not very diplomatic, Ms. Nuland. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2014 #3

Victoria Nuland, ex neocon, married to a neocon, ... Mass Feb 2014 #4

Not to mention moronic Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #6

Do we have any doubts that was the case? Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #7

Why, it has got to be the fault of the NSA? Demenace Feb 2014 #11

NSA runs the Information Assurance Directorate (IAD) Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #12

The same guys who made encryption unsafe ? jakeXT Feb 2014 #15

Russia says: Anything you can do, I can do better. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #36

The news story was that it was a private conversation, not that it was a secure 24601 Feb 2014 #57

And we have Reuters reporting that it was an unsecure cell phone call. Not much NSA can do 24601 Feb 2014 #58

What makes her an "ex" neocon? They should have cleaned all these people out TwilightGardener Feb 2014 #16

Maybe now is the opportunity to dump another Kagan fellow after Patraeus jakeXT Feb 2014 #18

Yup--this was the shit going on behind Obama's back--no wonder he didn't trust TwilightGardener Feb 2014 #21

Good point. Mass Feb 2014 #45

A Clown why do they have so many Neocons in Power? warrant46 Feb 2014 #50

�a new low in Russian tradecraft.� ??? aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2014 #5

Why is the U.S. government blaming the Russians for leaking it instead of .......... dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #8

Excellent question! another_liberal Feb 2014 #26

Telling look inside... Xolodno Feb 2014 #9

And they know the right guy for the job jakeXT Feb 2014 #10

It sounds like one of those catty, gossipy conversations that people have with people they. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #37

The question is are they paying, and if so are they getting their money's worth ? jakeXT Feb 2014 #43

The Russians most definitely are paying. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #52

They cite a 1994 agreement, I wonder what would happen if the Russians tried that in the US backyard jakeXT Feb 2014 #54

You mean like Cuba? They already did. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #55

Sounds like they were clueless initially, although I'm not an expert on Cuba jakeXT Feb 2014 #56

US Diplomats should never, ever speak like this even in private. Those cables leaked a couple Sunlei Feb 2014 #13

Folks, for your education, this is why every nations has its own version of the NSA... Demenace Feb 2014 #14

much ado about nothing heaven05 Feb 2014 #17

True. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #38

The issue isn't what she said, but her ineptness in not using an encrypted phone. Psephos Feb 2014 #53

I think I can do her job better. Ash_F Feb 2014 #19

Diplomats vdogg Feb 2014 #20

It's probably not the swear word, but by apologizing she is basically validating the authenticity jakeXT Feb 2014 #23

True vdogg Feb 2014 #29

Do you think it's proper for us to be choosing what government Ukraine will have? another_liberal Feb 2014 #25

Proper? no. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2014 #27

Such disgraceful, counterproductive precedents do not make it the smart thing to do . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #30

No vdogg Feb 2014 #31

Blaming Russia for what our diplomat said? another_liberal Feb 2014 #32

No vdogg Feb 2014 #33

You are still missing the point. another_liberal Feb 2014 #34

That's not how I would communicate, if I were a diplomat aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2014 #28

Yes. We need an international protocol on internet surveillance with government's working togeth JDPriestly Feb 2014 #39

Maybe a diplomat should understand the meaning of the word "diplomatic." thesquanderer Feb 2014 #22

For a different point of view on this story . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #24

latest attempt to give another country the government we want it to have dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #40

I have not seen this story getting any coverage. another_liberal Feb 2014 #44

The Russians leaked it? Beacool Feb 2014 #35

People on DU seem to think Puttypoo isn't capable of doing anything bad davidpdx Feb 2014 #41

Putin is former KGB, that should be all people need to know about him. Beacool Feb 2014 #48

One thing you seem to have over looked . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #46

True, but there's no doubt that Russia would have released it if they had the tape. Beacool Feb 2014 #49

I would not put it past them. another_liberal Feb 2014 #51

Merkel labels US diplomats' words on EU, Ukraine 'totally unacceptable' jakeXT Feb 2014 #42

Nuland on leaked talk with Pyatt: I am not commenting on diplomatic conversations jakeXT Feb 2014 #47