2011-02-14 WikiLeaks in today's media: Cablegate coverage
The Guardian: Egyptian military head is 'old and resistant to change'
"US ambassador to Cairo gives his opinion on Muhammad Tantawi and number two general, Sami Enan.
Nothing Egypt's military council has done in its past suggests it has the capacity or inclination to introduce speedy and radical change. Guaranteed its $1.3bn (£812m) annual grant from the US — a dividend from the Camp David peace accord with Israel – it has gained the reputation as a hidebound institution with little appetite for reform."
The Guardian: UK 'threatened to pull out of Open Skies deal', leaked US cables show
"Senior British civil servant warned that UK could pull out if the US did not approve BA's proposed tie-up with American Airlines, according to US embassy cables obtained via WikiLeaks.
Britain threatened to pull out of the controversial trans-Atlantic Open Skies aviation agreement if the US government did not approve British Airways's proposed alliance with American Airlines, a senior British civil servant warned US embassy officials, according to a leaked cable obtained via WikiLeaks."
El País: España aportará a EE UU pruebas que ayuden a condenar al cerebro del 11-S (Spain will contribute with proof to help the United States to condemn the brain behind 9-11)
"La fiscalía ofrece al Gobierno norteamericano numerosas evidencias incriminatorias contra Khalih Seikh Mohamed y Ramzi Binalshibh. La fase final del ataque contra las Torres Gemelas se ultimó en Tarragona. (The attorney's office offers to the American government several incriminatory proofs against Khalih Seikh Mohamed and Ramzi Binalshibh. The last stage of the plot against the Twin Towers was elaborated in Tarragona.)"
El País: Drogas: Rabat culpa a Ceuta y Melilla (Drugs: Rabat blames Ceuta and Melilla)
"Funcionarios del Gobierno de Rabat han señalado reiteradamente a Estados Unidos el papel que Ceuta y Melilla cumplen como puntos "de destino" para una parte del narcotráfico que circula por territorio marroquí. No solo del comercio de hachís sino de crecientes cantidades de cocaína sudamericana llevada hasta los "débiles" Estados de África occidental por traficantes que buscan rutas hacia Europa, según documentos disponibles a través de Wikileaks. (Rabat Government employees have pointed out continuously to the United States the rol that Ceuta and Melilla play as "destination" spots for some of the drug trafficking that circulates over Moroccan territory. Not only the sale of hashish but also the increasing amounts of South American cocaine, drove to the "week" states of Western Africa by drug dealers who look for routes towards Europe, according with the documents available through wikileaks.)"
La Jornada: Calderón y partidos pactaron ocultar cifras sobre pobreza ([President] Calderón and political parties agreed on hiding the real numbers on poverty)
"Calderón y partidos ocultaron información sobre pobreza. Pactaron no divulgar esas cifras antes de los comicios de 2009, revela cable de embajada estadunidense. Eran datos "políticamente delicados" en 2009; se divulgaron tras los comicios. (Calderón and political parties hid information about poverty. They agreed on not spreading those numbers before the 2009 elections, unveils a cable from the American Embassy. The data was "politically sensitive" in 2009; it was spread after the elections.)"
La Jornada: El auge de multimillonarios en México, gracias a Salinas (The sudden increase of Mexican millionaires, thanks to [former President] Salinas)
EU evaluó fortunas de mexicanos que consolidaron sus riquezas con Salinas. Se beneficiaron de privatización de empresas públicas, concluye legación del país vecino. La concentración de esa riqueza atasca al país, señala. (The Unites States evaluated the fortunes of Mexicans who obtained their richness with Salinas. They got benefits from privatization of public companies, says the neighbor country's analysis. The concentration of such wealth stops the country, it adds.)"
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