Reply #42: no, i don't think i am ignorant at all [View All]

[Bodhi BloodWave]

but the accusation says more about you then me methinks.

and let me rephrase a bit, if you had a supervisor/boss, do you think any confidential conversations with him should be private, if yes, why does a diplomat not have the same right of confidentiality?

And I'm sorry but I don't think you have the 'right' to know *everything* even if you think you deserve to know it.

Like most the diplomatic cables that has diplomats give a blunt and direct view of the leaders in the countries they are placed, that information is useless to you.

The only ones who have a use for the information is the state department as it helps them arrange future agreements and avoid pitfalls et al due to the said leaders personality traits. If the traits is somewhat negative on the leaders then giving a blunt public view of them would likely hurt relations which does nobody any good.(which is only one of the most basic reasons why they are considered confidential, there is nothing evil, untrustworthy, or corrupt in the state department keeping that info under wraps)