New WikiLeaks releases of State Department cables causes fresh US angst, concern for sources

WASHINGTON — The accelerated online disclosure of tens of thousands of previously unreleased State Department cables by the WikiLeaks organization is raising new concerns about the exposure of confidential U.S. embassy sources.

It's also proving a source of fresh diplomatic setbacks and embarrassment for the Obama administration.

Current and former American officials said Tuesday that the disclosure in the past week of more than 125,000 sensitive documents by WikiLeaks, far more than it had earlier published, further endangered informants and jeopardized U.S. foreign policy goals.

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Chico Harlan 30 Aug, 2011


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