"I think they just want to present the toughest front they can muster. We were told (the impact of WikiLeaks revelations) was embarrassing but not damaging." —One of two congressional officials briefed on internal U.S. government reviews of the mass leak of diplomatic cables. (Reuters)
Wikileaks not really all that damaging, say US officials privately
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