These revelations contained in the wikileaks iraq war logs provide " further evidence of the pentagon 's role in the systematic torture of iraqi citizens by the u.s. - installed post-saddam regime . " ( Ibid )
" It is the responsibility of american journalism , back to the founding of this country , to get out and try to grapple with the hardest issues of the day and to do it independently of the government . " ( Ibid )
Bernstein suggests , in this regard , that " the cia 's use of the american news media has been much more extensive than agency officials have acknowledged publicly or in closed sessions with members of congress " ( ibid ) .
Three months ago , opec president mohamed bin dhaen al hamli said that opec countries were " concerned about the continuing weakness of the u. s. dollar " because it was " having a significant effect on the purchasing power of oil-producing countries " ( ibid . )
Republicans now were more willing to give a republican president more " leeway " to negotiate on labor and environmental issues under the condition that the president did not go too far ( ibid ) .
Assange also intimated that " exposing secrets " " could potentially bring down many administrations that rely on concealing reality-including the us administration . " ( Ibid )