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June 22, 2015

WikiLeaks Publishes Trove of Saudi Documents 
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On Friday, Wiki Leaks published more than 60,000 cables and other
documents from the Saudi Foreign Ministry which reveal how the oil-rich
U.S. ally pays for influence around the world. One document appears to
show Gulf states were prepared to pay $10 billion to secure the release
of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Another expresses Saudi
concerns over "flirting American messages" to Iran over its nuclear
program. Another document found by the Associated Press shows a Saudi
princess racked up a multimillion-dollar limousine bill in Geneva, then
left town without paying it. Wiki Leaks says this is only the first
batch of over half a million Saudi records.

 

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