Sometimes even the "leakers" get leaked. Earlier today, a German Twitter user bought a copy of Der Spiegel (cover above)a German news magazine outlining the anticipated document dump from WikiLeak after it was placed on newsstands too early. Badische Bahnhof Basel!" wrote Freelancer_09. "We'll see what it says...... :)" He and another user, sa7yr, have been tweeting excerpts since early this AM
The "official" released is scheduled by Wikileaks this afternoon at around 4:30 pm EST in at the same time as embargoed articles from The New York Times, the Guardian and Der Spiegel.
According to initial reports in the Jerusalem Post the documents seem to contain more childish name-calling than actual state secrets.
The documents quoted in the leaked article include nicknames for a number of world leaders. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is referred to as "Hitler," French President Nicolas Sarkozy as a "naked emperor," the German Chancellor is called Angela "Teflon" Merkel and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is "driven by paranoia." Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is an "Alpha Male," while President Dmitry Medvedev is "afraid, hesitant."
The documents also say that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il suffers from epilepsy, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddhafi's full-time nurse is a "hot blond," and Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi loves "wild parties."
"The US sees the world as a conflict between two superpowers," the documents say. "The European Union plays a secondary role."
The article also quotes the State Department as saying that US President Barack Obama "prefers to look East rather than West," and "has no feelings for Europe." No major surprise there either.
If this is the type of information in this document dump then it is more likely fodder for magazines such as US and People than an actual release of documents that could cost lives and damage national security.
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