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WikiLeaks and Bahrain 2008: Assessing Iran’s Threat
"Bahraini government officials sometimes privately tell U.S. official visitors that some Shi'a oppositionists are backed by Iran. Each time this claim is raised, we ask the GOB to share its evidence. To date, we have seen no convincing evidence of Iranian weapons or government money here since at least the mid-1990s."
Sitting on a Volcano After Bouteflika Wins Choreographed and Heavily Controlled Election
Did Ahmadinejad Get Slapped by His Revolutionary Guard Commander
How David Petraeus Pre-Empted Barack Obama in January 2009
Government Uses Real Estate to Suppress the Opposition
Two years after significant protests against the Government of Alexander Lukashenko and almost three years before this month's demonstrations against Lukashenko's re-election, the US Embassy in Belarus reports on how the Government is manipulating real estate and accommodation in an attempt to shut down the opposition, activists, and independent media.
Grand Ayatollah Sistani Checks Iran’s Influence
Palestinian Authority Calls on Israel to Attack Hamas
In a June 2007 report, the head of Israel's internal intelligence service Shin Bet, Yuvak Diskin, had a meeting with US Ambassador Richard H. Jones. Diskin talked about the destructive yet balancing nature of the conflict between the Palestinian parties Fatah and Hamas, outlined Fatah's disadvantages in that contest, and complained about Cairo