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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Target entity: U.S. diplomatic cables leak Context triple: [United States v. Julian Assange, relatesTo, U.S. diplomatic cables leak]
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Pentagon Papers
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WikiLeaks
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Ham Gate
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: U.S. diplomatic cables leak Target entity description: 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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A.
Afghan War Diary leak
The Afghan War Diary leak was a major 2010 disclosure by WikiLeaks of over 75,000 classified U.S. military documents detailing the war in Afghanistan, exposing civilian casualties, covert operations, and alleged war crimes.
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B.
Guantánamo Bay files leak
The Guantánamo Bay files leak was the 2011 disclosure by WikiLeaks of hundreds of classified U.S. military documents detailing the detention, assessment, and treatment of prisoners held at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp.
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C.
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers are a classified U.S. Department of Defense study, leaked in 1971, that revealed previously undisclosed information about American political and military involvement in the Vietnam War.
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D.
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks is an international whistleblowing organization and website that publishes classified, censored, or otherwise restricted documents to promote transparency and expose government and corporate misconduct.
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E.
Ham Gate
Ham Gate is one of the main access points on the western side of Richmond Park in southwest London, leading into the park from the village of Ham.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
document leak
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information disclosure ⓘ political scandal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
U.S. diplomatic cables leak
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surface form:
Cablegate
U.S. diplomatic cables leak ⓘ
surface form:
United States diplomatic cables leak
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| associatedWith | Chelsea Manning ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedBy | U.S. government officials ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
alleged risk to national security
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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
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increased scrutiny of U.S. foreign policy ⓘ intensified debate on digital whistleblowing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
U.S. criminal investigation into WikiLeaks
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prosecution of Chelsea Manning ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
diplomacy
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freedom of information ⓘ government secrecy ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| mediaPartners |
Der Spiegel
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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
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promoting transparency ⓘ |
| primarySource |
United States Department of State
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surface form:
U.S. Department of State
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| publisher | Julian Assange ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Afghan War Diary leak
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surface form:
Afghan War documents leak
Iraq War documents leak ⓘ |
| revealed |
U.S. views on allies and adversaries
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confidential assessments of foreign leaders ⓘ internal U.S. diplomatic communications ⓘ |
| securityClassification |
confidential
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secret ⓘ |
| startDate | 2010-11-28 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2010 ⓘ |
| triggered |
debate over government transparency
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debate over national security and secrecy ⓘ global diplomatic controversy ⓘ tensions between the United States and some allies ⓘ |
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Subject: U.S. diplomatic cables leak Description of subject: 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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