Washington has been telling Pakistan to U.S. experts on its nuclear facilities. According to Wikileaks, "is a dangerous confrontation with Pakistan over nuclear fuel. Since 2007, the United States has assembled a top-secret effort, so far unsuccessfully, to remove from a research reactor in Pakistan making highly enriched uranium. U.S. officials fear that the reactor uranium enrichment could be diverted for use in an illicit nuclear device. In May 2009, Ambassador Anne W. Patterson, reported that Pakistan refuses to schedule a visit by technical experts from America, since as a Pakistani official said that "if the local media learned of the removal of fuel," which undoubtedly portray him as the U.S. removing nuclear weapons from Pakistan, "During the Musharraf regime, the U.S. State Department had tried to deport Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan to the U.S. for the investigation of alleged nuclear proliferation by Pakistani scientist eminent. Musharraf refused, and arrested him in protective custody. The New York Times quoting Wikileaks states, "The United States has expanded the role of U.S. diplomats in gathering foreign intelligence and the United Nations, directing staff of the Department of State to get credit card frequent flyer numbers, hours of work and other personal information from foreign dignitaries. It is revealed in the State Department cable rates, policies, dating back to 2008, appears to blur the traditional boundaries between statesmen and spies. The leads to a long list of instructions to State Department employees can meet the demands of a "National HUMINT Collection Directive." ("HUMINT" is spy jargon for the world's human intelligence collection.) A cable calls to agents abroad to collect information on "job titles and organization names, position titles and other information on business cards, telephone numbers, mobile phones, pagers and faxes," so as Internet and intranet "manage" the Internet addresses of e-mail, web site, URL identification, account numbers, credit card numbers, frequent flyer account;. work schedules, and other relevant biographical information "disputed Philip J. Crowley, spokesman for the Department of State, on Sunday that U.S. diplomats have assumed a new role abroad." Our diplomats are just that, the diplomats, "he said. "They represent our country in the world and participate in an open and transparent with representatives of foreign governments and civil society. Through this process, which collect information that shapes our policies and actions. This is what diplomats of our country and other countries have done for hundreds of years. "
The cable, sent to embassies in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the United States mission to the United Nations, provide evidence that U.S. diplomats are actively trying to steal the secrets of other countries, work that is traditionally the exclusive domain of intelligence agencies. While the State Department has long provided information on the rights of foreign officials to the Central Intelligence Agency to help build the biographical profiles, diplomats more intrusive personal information is asked to meet now that could be used by National Security Agency for data mining and surveillance operations. A frequent flyer number, for example, could be used to track travel plans of foreign leaders, public servants. Several of the cables also asked the diplomats to get more information on support for foreign military telecommunications networks and intelligence agencies. The United States regularly puts undercover intelligence agents in countries (including Pakistan) posing as diplomats, but a vast majority of diplomats are not spies. Several ambassadors retired, said of the tasks of collecting information disclosed in the cables, expressed concern that State Department employees abroad routine might be under suspicion of espionage and are struggling to do their job or risk expulsion. Ronald E. Neumann, a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Algeria and Bahrain, said Washington was constantly sending requests for voluminous information on foreign countries. But he said he was confused about why foreign service officers - who are not trained in clandestine collection methods - were asked to collect information such as credit card numbers.
Wikileaks revelations are a bomb shell for the Obama Administration, U.S. diplomats, officials, politicians and businessmen, especially those investors to build factories in India and China. Soft States and Pakistan have been used for intrusive diplomacy by Washington in a while. Because the leaders of the column-less, weak governance and bankruptcy, some U.S. ambassadors have acted as king makers here. Anne Paterson, the last U.S. ambassador had built a reputation for itself and for the United States for their hard work, friendly and the right attitude. It is expected that the new U.S. ambassador follow suit.
Wikileaks on Turkey seems to have pleased the Government of Turkey. Wikileaks reveals that the government of Prime Minister has done very well, and has no Islamic agenda. But Turkish Foreign Minister has openly expressed his desire to drink the Ottoman spirit and glory. He has said that during the Ottoman Middle East and the Balkans were peaceful, and are now in crisis. Due to rapid economic development, and good financial management in Turkey has rapidly growing trade and financial relations with all countries of the region. Wikileaks is recognized. Pakistani media needs to study carefully WikiLeaks and offer advice to the Pakistani government and the public educated about the truth revealed by Wikileaks.
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