WestVirginiaRebel Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yahoo News:WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is rejecting claims that revelations of rampant corruption in Tunisia in secret U.S. diplomatic documents sparked the popular revolt that overthrew the authoritarian leadership of the North African nation.State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Sunday that Tunisians were well aware of the graft, nepotism and lavish lifestyles led by ex-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family long before the WikiLeaks website published the diplomatic cables.Crowley said in a Tweet that the Tunisian people alone are the catalysts for the uprising that saw the autocratic Ben Ali flee the country on Friday.Many commentators have suggested that the blunt assessments of Ben Ali and his family contained in the leaked cables contributed to discontent over high unemployment and poor economy that fomented the revolt.________And Facebook... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnstBlofeld Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 To the Obama Administration: This is what happens when you do not secure state secrets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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