US Embassy-Beirut: "Illegal & irresponsible!"

"The US ambassador to Lebanon on Monday condemned the latest release of diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks as "illegal and irresponsible," saying they only increased tensions in the turbulent country. "As a matter of policy we don't comment on documents that purport to contain classified information, but we would condemn in the strongest possible terms the deliberate and unauthorised disclosure of any classified materials," Ambassador Maura Connelly said after meeting Prime Minister Saad Hariri. "Illegal and irresponsible releases like those made by WikiLeaks serve those who want to increase tensions and settle political scores through inaccurate, out-of-context, and deliberate misinterpretations of material that is claimed to be authentic, but cannot be verified."....."