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“We know that nothing can remain confidential in today’s world due to the information
explosion, but targeted and large-scale leaks of highly classified information is not
possible without official connivance,” a source, unidentified by the daily, said.
The ‘WikiLeaks’ report on Qatar funding terrorism was a hot topic of debate on various
social websites.
Many people disagreed with the US on the allegation, the paper said. However, it said
that some people claimed they were pleased with the assessment proving that Qatar
was following its independent policies and was not Washington's stooge. (Gulf News)
Iran on Monday said thousands of US diplomatic messages leaked a day earlier by the
WikiLeaks website were worthless and would not have any impact on Iran's relations
with Arab countries.
According to the cables, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain urged the United States to halt Iran's
nuclear programme by any means, including a military attack.
"We do not bother to take these documents seriously, and they will have no impact on
our relations," Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at a press conference in
Tehran.
In the Gulf, official reaction was mute with analysts saying none was expected.
"We should not expect a reaction, particularly in the Gulf where leaders and officials are
used to dealing discreetly with issues," Sulaiman Nimr, the head of a Gulf think-tank, told
a French TV station.
Genuine concerns
Dr Abdul Khaleq Abdullah, a political science professor at the UAE University, said that
the leaks show an "inflated" fear of Iran in the Gulf but added those fears were "real".
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