Sat, May 26 2012

WikiLeaks and Bulgaria

Tue, Dec 07 2010 17:06 CET

byThe Sofia Echo staff

5965 Views 3 Comments
WikiLeaks and Bulgaria

Bulgaria has joined other US allies in condemning the release by WikiLeaks of secret diplomatic cable traffic and affirmed that relations between Sofia and Washington will not be hampered by the disclosures.

Early revelations concerning Bulgaria included a directive from US secretary of state Hillary Clinton to diplomats to get detailed information on current and future Bulgarian leaders and whether they had any links to organised crime, Bulgaria's attempts to bargain when asked to accept former Guantanamo prisoners, as well as attempts to thwart international arms deals with Yemen.

  • Print
  • Send via email
  • Translate to
  • Share:

Comments

Преглед на профил baiganyodemocrat Thu, Nov 17 2011 22:36 CET
Report Comment

Hahahahaha ,don't make me laugh ! If present and future Bulgarian leaders had connection to organised crime ? Aaaaam ,let me see . Well our current prime minister before he did get on the helm ,was recorded on video by a journalist that misterisly got killed a week after ,having a coffee with one of the biggest heads of organised crime in Bulgaria . After he was questioned regarding the whole situation ,he's answer was '' I was under cover '' hahahahaa, I mean really ? a future prime minister goes under cover ? Wouldn't you think that he may [...]

 Read the full comment have more important issues to deal with than going under cover like some sort of James Bond ? Pleaaaase ,try to understand Bulgarian culture ,you look on us like a uneducated mallnurished boy that needs some help from Europe to get a pair of brand new shiny shoes right? We think we are cleverer than you are ,just like Greece did ! So the game of cat and mouse is only beginning ,wait until we get in to debt ,then you will see some tricks !

Anonymous*******Wed, May 18 2011 03:36 CET

This comment has been removed by the moderator because it contained foul, abusive or discriminating language

Anonymous Jeff Sat, Dec 25 2010 20:11 CET
Report Comment

Hows afraid of the truth in Bulgaria then? probably a lot of old politicians and some new ones I suspect.


To post comments, please, Login or Register.


Please read the The Sofia Echo forum comments policy.

Assange lawyer: secret grand jury meeting outside Washington on leak

Mark Stephens says that they have heard from Swedish authorities that there has been a 'secretly empaneled' grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia.

Bulgarian expatriate sets up ‘Balkan Leaks’ website

Site says that it is following the example of WikiLeaks ‘to promote transparency and fight the nexus of organised crime and political corruption in the Balkan states’.

UN human rights chief voices concern at reported ‘cyber war’ against WikiLeaks

'If WikiLeaks has committed any recognisable illegal act, then this should be handled through the legal system, and not through pressure and intimidation, including on third parties,' UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said.

WikiWars

'The Jester' says he's responsible for knocking Wikileaks off the internet. 'Anonymous' say they're targeting MasterCard and PayPal as punishment for stopping transfers to the controversial site. Across the web, a war is waging between supporters and opponents of Wikileaks. Will it be enough to tear a hole in the internet?

Poland's president Komorowski to hold talks with Obama

December 8 2010 meeting at White House scheduled as Washington seeks to ease international concerns about a slew of classified diplomatic cables made public by the WikiLeaks website.

More in this category

Promoting Britain in Bulgaria

The British Council has a busy calendar of cultural and educational events throughout 2012. We take a look at just some of them.

Supporting British business with Bulgaria

Bulgaria's competitive tax rates and sound economy make it highly attractive to foreign investors.

A very British marriage

In the late 1990s, competition became so intense that Little Marine Systems went to Bulgaria looking for partners to help them manufacture quality radars at more competitive prices.

A gas of a time

'The quality and persistence of its local staff has undoubtedly been the main driver of our success,' says David Archer, general manager of Melrose Resources in Bulgaria.

Right place, right time

'Behind the veneer of Coca Cola and chocolate they are all working very hard.'

© 2000-2012, Sofia Echo Media Ltd.

Web Design by RIZN

Sofia Echo Media is part of the Economedia Group.
The news and information content on this website is provided by our editorial team and is copyrighted. Any unauthorised reproduction or use of it is strictly forbidden. Reproduction of this website's content is permitted only with prior written permission from the Editor-in-Chief, should be propertly acredited and provide an active link back to our site. Comments posted by the website's visitors are independent of the editorial materials and do not represent the views of sofiaecho.com. Sofia Echo Media cannot be held responsible for the statements contained in visitor comments. The percentаge change in the shares' prices are based on the price of the last transaction of the current session compared to the price of the last transaction of the previous session. Bulgarian Stock Exchange data is not real-time, but updated every 15 minutes, and should not be used as a basis for decisions about buying or selling stock options.