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Inside The State Department’s 24/7 Digital Peace Room

When an international incident occurs – say, a nuclear meltdown in Japan, revolution in Egypt, a SEAL raid in Pakistan, or something along those lines – the State Department knows every detail possible. How? A buzzing room of plugged-in, insomniac brains.


March 5, 2011
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Thailand Tried To Buy F-16s With 36.2 Thousand Kilos Of Frozen Chicken. And The US Helped.

So what do you do when you’re a sovereign government that’s short on fighter jets and cash, but flush with frozen chicken? Call up Lockheed Martin! According to a WikiLeaked cable, the US State Department helped broker such a deal between the Thais and Lockheed Martin. It almost happened, were it not for a coup that ousted the poultry-pushing buyers. Oh well. [Atlantic Wire]


December 8, 2010
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US Celebrates WikiLeaks Arrest By Announcing Press Freedom Day

WikiLeaks‘ Julian Assange is arrested on suspicion of rape; today US State Department drops this gem: “The United States is pleased to announce that it will host UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day event in 2011 in Washington, D.C.” Oh my.