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Wikileaks, one week on - decoding the cables (part 2)

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This Monday the torrent of Wikileaks revelations show no sign of slowing! The publication of tens of thousands of secret communications between the US state department and its embassies around the world has given an unprecedented insight in to how America does business with its allies. The man behind the leaks, Julian Assange, has been hailed as a hero by his supporters and denounced as a terrorist by his critics.

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Aurélien COLSON, Professor of Political Science, ESSEC, Director, Institute for Research and Education on Negotiation
A. Craig COPETAS, Senior writer, Bloomberg News
Charles COGAN, Former CIA Bureau Chief in Paris

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