Wikileaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower (2012)
Season 1
It was the biggest information leak in US diplomatic history – over 250,000 US diplomatic messages or “cables” between the US State Department and US embassies all over the world – turned into a global sensation by the website WikiLeaks.
Released March 21, 2012
Episode 42 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.political-superpower, imdb.wikileaks, imdb.information-leak
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
Richard Bilton uncovers a struggle at the heart of US diplomacy between the ideals of freedom and spreading democracy, and the ruthless demands of American security and narrow self-interest. He examines what the cables reveal about America’s conflicted dealings with Egypt’s deposed dictator Hosni Mubarak, and shows how US diplomats in Cairo missed warning signs that revolution in Egypt was coming. And he details the moral tension in US diplomacy brought about by America’s controversial War on Terror. Using the cables, Richard uncovers the moral compromises made by America’s diplomats over the repatriation of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, and he shows the secret US efforts to block investigations into alleged CIA rendition and abuse.
March 21, 2012, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
In the second of two programmes about American diplomacy and the leaked US embassy cables, Richard Bilton examines what the cables reveal about how America handles its enemies and rivals.
March 28, 2012, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 84 min.
Released: March 21, 2012
Last Air Date: March 28, 2012, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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