Der Spiegel accidentaly jumps the gun, revealing tantalizing details of imminent WikiLeaks release.

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Oh, I just love shit like this. Well, Der Spiegel accidentally posted a Q&A about what are probably going to become known as the 'Embassy Files'. Here is the link to Der Spiegel where it was posted but the page has been removed. However, at least two different WikiLeaks-watching organizations caught the information before it was removed and here is a tantalizing glimpse and what is about to be released.

Before I continue, all the content in this message comes from two websites. All hail, them. They are:
WL Central
Owni.fr

More information than what I've posted is contained on those sites, so visiting them will yield more details for the curious.

:redbox: 251,287 diplomatic cables will be released.
:redbox: 8,000 directives from the State department.
:redbox: 15,652 documents are classified ’Secret’- none 'Top Secret'
:redbox: Included are 251,287 cables and 8,000 diplomatic directives
:redbox: One cable dates back to 1966, but most are newer than 2004
:redbox: 9,005 documents date from the first two months of 2010

The following is a map showing the distribution of classified cables by country/region.



If you were hoping for stunning revelations about Algeria, for instance...you're probably out of luck. Just about every place else though and... :evilgrin:

Wikileaks partners are The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, El Pais and Spiegel. They have had prior access to the files and reviewed them. These are the guys who're going to be dropping the biggest bombshells first because they've had more time to sort through the epic amount of information. However, expect such a huge amount of data to produce revelations of both major and minor magnitudes for weeks if not months.

PB