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这是原文：
What are the US embassy cables?
Wikileaks is releasing classified United States diplomatic cables sent to and from US embassies in countries throughout the world. These cables include orders sent out from the Department of State, embassy reporting about the local governments and details of US government activities in each country.
How many are there and what period do they cover?
Wikileaks will publish 251,287 cables, originating from 274 embassies and dating from 28th December 1966 to 28th February 2010. Of this total, 15, 652 of the cables are marked Secret, 101,748 Confidential and 133,887 Unclassified, although even the 'unclassified' documents contain sensitive information.
What are your motives for releasing these documents?
As US founding father James Madison famously said: "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." This basic philosophy of the American revolution inspires all our work.
The cables appear to be the single most significant historical archive every released and affects basic and heartfelt issues all over the world; geopolitics and democracy; human rights and the rule of law; national resources and global trade.
US authorities have said the release may put people at risk. Is this true?
Wikileaks has a four-year publishing history. During that time we have released documents pertaining to over 100 countries. There is no report, including from the US Government, of any of our releases ever having caused harm to any individual. For this release we are releasing the documents in a gradual manner, reviewing them with the assistance of our media partners.
Did you contact the US Department of State ahead of the release?
As part of the review process, we requested the US State Department, which has claimed to have conducted an extensive review of the material of its own over the last few months, to provide the titles of the cables which we should look at with extra care.
The State Department refused to provide that information, or negotiate any other arrangement, suggesting that its desire to cover up at all costs eclipses its bona fide desire to minimise potential harm.
The State Department gave its side of the correspondence to the New York Times and elsewhere at the same time.
Are all the embassy cables being released at once?
No. Instead of publishing the documents all at once, the organisation will be releasing the embassy files in stages.
Why not release everything now?
The embassy cables will be released in stages over the next few months. The subject matter of these cables is of such importance, and the geographical spread so broad, that to do otherwise would not do this material justice.
We owe it to the people who entrusted us with the documents to ensure that there is time for them to be written about, commented on and discussed widely in public, something that is impossible if hundreds of thousands of documents are released at once. We will therefore be releasing the documents gradually over the coming weeks and months.
Why did you choose established "old media" as your initial media partners for the release?
Wikileaks makes to a promise to its sources: that will obtain the maximum possible impact for their release. Doing this requires journalists and researchers to spend extensive periods of time scrutinising the material.
The established partners chosen were among the few with the resources necessary to spend many weeks ahead of publication making a start on their analysis.
Even with this much effort, the five current media partners will only scratch the surface of this material. As a result, Wikileaks will continue seeking media partners to work on the embassy cables.
How does Wikileaks intend to reach people in every country?
Wikileaks is staging the release of the embassy cables in order to maximise the impact of their release and do justice to the source material. A later phase of this release will involve working with partners in a far wider selection of countries to ensure each country gets to see the real workings of its government's relations with the USA.
How did WikiLeaks obtain the US embassy cables?
Wikileaks protects its sources. We will not publicly comment on the source of any of our releases, how the information was obtained, or on the security measures used to protect sources identities. Our submission systems are secure and anonymized.
Do you think this information will have a long-term impact?
The US embassy cables cover serious issues for every country in the world with a US diplomatic prescence. The cables extensively cover the past five years, and reach back to 1966. As far as knowledge about what is truly going on in the world can influence our decisions, this material must result in political change and reform.
What will the effect be on the Middle East?
One newspaper has alleged the cables might destabalize the Middle East. These cables, by giving the players an unvarnished description of how they are seen, there will be a common ground on which to effectively negotiate peace and stability. We do not see this as a risk of destabilisation, but an opportunity for stabilisation and reform in the Middle East.
源文档 <http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/static/html/faq.html>这是原文：
What are the US embassy cables?
Wikileaks is releasing classified United States diplomatic cables sent to and from US embassies in countries throughout the world. These cables include orders sent out from the Department of State, embassy reporting about the local governments and details of US government activities in each country.
How many are there and what period do they cover?
Wikileaks will publish 251,287 cables, originating from 274 embassies and dating from 28th December 1966 to 28th February 2010. Of this total, 15, 652 of the cables are marked Secret, 101,748 Confidential and 133,887 Unclassified, although even the 'unclassified' documents contain sensitive information.
What are your motives for releasing these documents?
As US founding father James Madison famously said: "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." This basic philosophy of the American revolution inspires all our work.
The cables appear to be the single most significant historical archive every released and affects basic and heartfelt issues all over the world; geopolitics and democracy; human rights and the rule of law; national resources and global trade.
US authorities have said the release may put people at risk. Is this true?
Wikileaks has a four-year publishing history. During that time we have released documents pertaining to over 100 countries. There is no report, including from the US Government, of any of our releases ever having caused harm to any individual. For this release we are releasing the documents in a gradual manner, reviewing them with the assistance of our media partners.
Did you contact the US Department of State ahead of the release?
As part of the review process, we requested the US State Department, which has claimed to have conducted an extensive review of the material of its own over the last few months, to provide the titles of the cables which we should look at with extra care.
The State Department refused to provide that information, or negotiate any other arrangement, suggesting that its desire to cover up at all costs eclipses its bona fide desire to minimise potential harm.
The State Department gave its side of the correspondence to the New York Times and elsewhere at the same time.
Are all the embassy cables being released at once?
No. Instead of publishing the documents all at once, the organisation will be releasing the embassy files in stages.
Why not release everything now?
The embassy cables will be released in stages over the next few months. The subject matter of these cables is of such importance, and the geographical spread so broad, that to do otherwise would not do this material justice.
We owe it to the people who entrusted us with the documents to ensure that there is time for them to be written about, commented on and discussed widely in public, something that is impossible if hundreds of thousands of documents are released at once. We will therefore be releasing the documents gradually over the coming weeks and months.
Why did you choose established "old media" as your initial media partners for the release?
Wikileaks makes to a promise to its sources: that will obtain the maximum possible impact for their release. Doing this requires journalists and researchers to spend extensive periods of time scrutinising the material.
The established partners chosen were among the few with the resources necessary to spend many weeks ahead of publication making a start on their analysis.
Even with this much effort, the five current media partners will only scratch the surface of this material. As a result, Wikileaks will continue seeking media partners to work on the embassy cables.
How does Wikileaks intend to reach people in every country?
Wikileaks is staging the release of the embassy cables in order to maximise the impact of their release and do justice to the source material. A later phase of this release will involve working with partners in a far wider selection of countries to ensure each country gets to see the real workings of its government's relations with the USA.
How did WikiLeaks obtain the US embassy cables?
Wikileaks protects its sources. We will not publicly comment on the source of any of our releases, how the information was obtained, or on the security measures used to protect sources identities. Our submission systems are secure and anonymized.
Do you think this information will have a long-term impact?
The US embassy cables cover serious issues for every country in the world with a US diplomatic prescence. The cables extensively cover the past five years, and reach back to 1966. As far as knowledge about what is truly going on in the world can influence our decisions, this material must result in political change and reform.
What will the effect be on the Middle East?
One newspaper has alleged the cables might destabalize the Middle East. These cables, by giving the players an unvarnished description of how they are seen, there will be a common ground on which to effectively negotiate peace and stability. We do not see this as a risk of destabilisation, but an opportunity for stabilisation and reform in the Middle East.
源文档 <http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/static/html/faq.html>
What are the US embassy cables?
Wikileaks is releasing classified United States diplomatic cables sent to and from US embassies in countries throughout the world. These cables include orders sent out from the Department of State, embassy reporting about the local governments and details of US government activities in each country.
How many are there and what period do they cover?
Wikileaks will publish 251,287 cables, originating from 274 embassies and dating from 28th December 1966 to 28th February 2010. Of this total, 15, 652 of the cables are marked Secret, 101,748 Confidential and 133,887 Unclassified, although even the 'unclassified' documents contain sensitive information.
What are your motives for releasing these documents?
As US founding father James Madison famously said: "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." This basic philosophy of the American revolution inspires all our work.
The cables appear to be the single most significant historical archive every released and affects basic and heartfelt issues all over the world; geopolitics and democracy; human rights and the rule of law; national resources and global trade.
US authorities have said the release may put people at risk. Is this true?
Wikileaks has a four-year publishing history. During that time we have released documents pertaining to over 100 countries. There is no report, including from the US Government, of any of our releases ever having caused harm to any individual. For this release we are releasing the documents in a gradual manner, reviewing them with the assistance of our media partners.
Did you contact the US Department of State ahead of the release?
As part of the review process, we requested the US State Department, which has claimed to have conducted an extensive review of the material of its own over the last few months, to provide the titles of the cables which we should look at with extra care.
The State Department refused to provide that information, or negotiate any other arrangement, suggesting that its desire to cover up at all costs eclipses its bona fide desire to minimise potential harm.
The State Department gave its side of the correspondence to the New York Times and elsewhere at the same time.
Are all the embassy cables being released at once?
No. Instead of publishing the documents all at once, the organisation will be releasing the embassy files in stages.
Why not release everything now?
The embassy cables will be released in stages over the next few months. The subject matter of these cables is of such importance, and the geographical spread so broad, that to do otherwise would not do this material justice.
We owe it to the people who entrusted us with the documents to ensure that there is time for them to be written about, commented on and discussed widely in public, something that is impossible if hundreds of thousands of documents are released at once. We will therefore be releasing the documents gradually over the coming weeks and months.
Why did you choose established "old media" as your initial media partners for the release?
Wikileaks makes to a promise to its sources: that will obtain the maximum possible impact for their release. Doing this requires journalists and researchers to spend extensive periods of time scrutinising the material.
The established partners chosen were among the few with the resources necessary to spend many weeks ahead of publication making a start on their analysis.
Even with this much effort, the five current media partners will only scratch the surface of this material. As a result, Wikileaks will continue seeking media partners to work on the embassy cables.
How does Wikileaks intend to reach people in every country?
Wikileaks is staging the release of the embassy cables in order to maximise the impact of their release and do justice to the source material. A later phase of this release will involve working with partners in a far wider selection of countries to ensure each country gets to see the real workings of its government's relations with the USA.
How did WikiLeaks obtain the US embassy cables?
Wikileaks protects its sources. We will not publicly comment on the source of any of our releases, how the information was obtained, or on the security measures used to protect sources identities. Our submission systems are secure and anonymized.
Do you think this information will have a long-term impact?
The US embassy cables cover serious issues for every country in the world with a US diplomatic prescence. The cables extensively cover the past five years, and reach back to 1966. As far as knowledge about what is truly going on in the world can influence our decisions, this material must result in political change and reform.
What will the effect be on the Middle East?
One newspaper has alleged the cables might destabalize the Middle East. These cables, by giving the players an unvarnished description of how they are seen, there will be a common ground on which to effectively negotiate peace and stability. We do not see this as a risk of destabilisation, but an opportunity for stabilisation and reform in the Middle East.
源文档 <http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/static/html/faq.html>这是原文：
What are the US embassy cables?
Wikileaks is releasing classified United States diplomatic cables sent to and from US embassies in countries throughout the world. These cables include orders sent out from the Department of State, embassy reporting about the local governments and details of US government activities in each country.
How many are there and what period do they cover?
Wikileaks will publish 251,287 cables, originating from 274 embassies and dating from 28th December 1966 to 28th February 2010. Of this total, 15, 652 of the cables are marked Secret, 101,748 Confidential and 133,887 Unclassified, although even the 'unclassified' documents contain sensitive information.
What are your motives for releasing these documents?
As US founding father James Madison famously said: "Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." This basic philosophy of the American revolution inspires all our work.
The cables appear to be the single most significant historical archive every released and affects basic and heartfelt issues all over the world; geopolitics and democracy; human rights and the rule of law; national resources and global trade.
US authorities have said the release may put people at risk. Is this true?
Wikileaks has a four-year publishing history. During that time we have released documents pertaining to over 100 countries. There is no report, including from the US Government, of any of our releases ever having caused harm to any individual. For this release we are releasing the documents in a gradual manner, reviewing them with the assistance of our media partners.
Did you contact the US Department of State ahead of the release?
As part of the review process, we requested the US State Department, which has claimed to have conducted an extensive review of the material of its own over the last few months, to provide the titles of the cables which we should look at with extra care.
The State Department refused to provide that information, or negotiate any other arrangement, suggesting that its desire to cover up at all costs eclipses its bona fide desire to minimise potential harm.
The State Department gave its side of the correspondence to the New York Times and elsewhere at the same time.
Are all the embassy cables being released at once?
No. Instead of publishing the documents all at once, the organisation will be releasing the embassy files in stages.
Why not release everything now?
The embassy cables will be released in stages over the next few months. The subject matter of these cables is of such importance, and the geographical spread so broad, that to do otherwise would not do this material justice.
We owe it to the people who entrusted us with the documents to ensure that there is time for them to be written about, commented on and discussed widely in public, something that is impossible if hundreds of thousands of documents are released at once. We will therefore be releasing the documents gradually over the coming weeks and months.
Why did you choose established "old media" as your initial media partners for the release?
Wikileaks makes to a promise to its sources: that will obtain the maximum possible impact for their release. Doing this requires journalists and researchers to spend extensive periods of time scrutinising the material.
The established partners chosen were among the few with the resources necessary to spend many weeks ahead of publication making a start on their analysis.
Even with this much effort, the five current media partners will only scratch the surface of this material. As a result, Wikileaks will continue seeking media partners to work on the embassy cables.
How does Wikileaks intend to reach people in every country?
Wikileaks is staging the release of the embassy cables in order to maximise the impact of their release and do justice to the source material. A later phase of this release will involve working with partners in a far wider selection of countries to ensure each country gets to see the real workings of its government's relations with the USA.
How did WikiLeaks obtain the US embassy cables?
Wikileaks protects its sources. We will not publicly comment on the source of any of our releases, how the information was obtained, or on the security measures used to protect sources identities. Our submission systems are secure and anonymized.
Do you think this information will have a long-term impact?
The US embassy cables cover serious issues for every country in the world with a US diplomatic prescence. The cables extensively cover the past five years, and reach back to 1966. As far as knowledge about what is truly going on in the world can influence our decisions, this material must result in political change and reform.
What will the effect be on the Middle East?
One newspaper has alleged the cables might destabalize the Middle East. These cables, by giving the players an unvarnished description of how they are seen, there will be a common ground on which to effectively negotiate peace and stability. We do not see this as a risk of destabilisation, but an opportunity for stabilisation and reform in the Middle East.
源文档 <http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/static/html/faq.html>
这是翻译：
什么是美国使馆电报？
Wikileaks正在公布收发于美国驻世界各国大使馆的带密级的外交电报。这些电报包括从美国国务院发出的指令，大使馆关于当地政府的报告以及美国政府在每个国家的活动细节。
数量及覆盖的时间？
Wikileaks将发布251，287份电报，它们来自274个大使馆，时间跨度从1966年12月28日到2010年2月28日。其中15，652份标记为机密，101，748份为秘密，133，887份为非密，但即使是‘非密’的文件也包含敏感信息。
你们发布这些文件的动机是什么？
正如美国国父James Madison的名言：“知识将永远统治无知；那些要主宰自己命运的人们必须用知识来武装自己。”这条美国革命的基本哲学激励了我们所有的工作。
这些电报应该是有史以来发布的意义最为重大的历史文献，并将影响到世界上基本的以及最关切的主题，地缘政治与民主，人权与法治，国家资源与全球贸易。
美国当局说发布它们会置一些人于危险境地。这是真的吗？
Wikileaks有4年的发布历史。在这期间我们发布了有关100多个国家的文件。没有任何报告，包括来自美国政府的，表明我们的发布对任何个人造成了伤害。对于此次发布，我们将使用一个渐进的程序，同时在我们的媒体伙伴的帮助下进行评估。
你们在发布前与美国国务院联系过吗？
美国国务院声称在最近的几个月里已经对这些材料进行了广泛的评估，作为评估过程的一部分，我们请求美国国务院向我们提供一个我们应该格外小心处置的电报列表。
但美国国务院拒绝提供，也拒绝协商任何其它安排，这似乎表明它不惜一切代价进行掩盖的愿望超过了它使（发布造成的）伤害最小化的愿望。
同时美国国务院在《纽约时报》及其它地方也做出了自己的回应。
会同时发布所有的使馆电报吗？
否。本组织将分阶段发布而非一次性发布。
为何不现在就全部发布？
使馆电报将在未来几个月中分阶段发布。这些电报的主题如此重要，相关的地理分布如此广泛，以至于任何其它的发布方法都是对这些材料不公平的。
我们对那些信任我们发布的文件的人负有责任，要确保他们有时间广泛公开地撰写、评论及讨论它们，而如果一次性公布几十万份的话，这是不可能做到的。因此我们将在未来数周数月中分步发布。
你们为什么选择历史悠久的“老媒体”作为你们发布的初始媒体伙伴？
Wikileaks对其情报来源所做的承诺：使发布获得最大限度的影响力。要做到这一点，需要记者和研究人员花费大量的时间仔细分析材料。
我们所选择的老牌的伙伴正是为数不多的具有所需资源能够在公开之前花费数周开始分析的媒体。
即使通过以上努力，目前的五家媒体也只仅仅触及了这些材料的皮毛。因此，Wikileaks还将继续寻求合作媒体对使馆电报开展工作。
Wikileaks打算怎样传播到每个国家？
Wikileaks正在分步发布使馆电报，以使其获得最大的影响，避免暴殄天物。后续阶段将涉及与更广泛的国家的伙伴合作以确保每个国家（的人民）都可以看到其政府与美国的关系是如何真实运作的。
Wikileaks是如何获得美国使馆电报的？
Wikileaks保护其情报渠道。我们不会公开评论我们所发布信息的渠道、信息是如何获得的，以及对渠道进行保护的安全措施。我们的（信息）提交系统是安全以及匿名的。
你们认为这些信息将有长远影响吗？
美国使馆电报覆盖了所有美国具有外交存在的国家中的严肃问题。电报广泛覆盖了最近的5年，有些可追溯到1966年。正如了解世界上发生的事情的事实真相会影响我们的决定，这些材料必将引发政治变化与改革。
将对中东产生什么影响？
一份报纸认为（发布）电报会引起中东不稳定。而通过这些电报，各方可以看到别人对自己未加掩饰的看法，这正可以构成有效进行和平、稳定谈判的共同基础。我们不认为这构成了不稳定的风险，反而是稳定及中东改革的机遇。
什么是美国使馆电报？
Wikileaks正在公布收发于美国驻世界各国大使馆的带密级的外交电报。这些电报包括从美国国务院发出的指令，大使馆关于当地政府的报告以及美国政府在每个国家的活动细节。
数量及覆盖的时间？
Wikileaks将发布251，287份电报，它们来自274个大使馆，时间跨度从1966年12月28日到2010年2月28日。其中15，652份标记为机密，101，748份为秘密，133，887份为非密，但即使是‘非密’的文件也包含敏感信息。
你们发布这些文件的动机是什么？
正如美国国父James Madison的名言：“知识将永远统治无知；那些要主宰自己命运的人们必须用知识来武装自己。”这条美国革命的基本哲学激励了我们所有的工作。
这些电报应该是有史以来发布的意义最为重大的历史文献，并将影响到世界上基本的以及最关切的主题，地缘政治与民主，人权与法治，国家资源与全球贸易。
美国当局说发布它们会置一些人于危险境地。这是真的吗？
Wikileaks有4年的发布历史。在这期间我们发布了有关100多个国家的文件。没有任何报告，包括来自美国政府的，表明我们的发布对任何个人造成了伤害。对于此次发布，我们将使用一个渐进的程序，同时在我们的媒体伙伴的帮助下进行评估。
你们在发布前与美国国务院联系过吗？
美国国务院声称在最近的几个月里已经对这些材料进行了广泛的评估，作为评估过程的一部分，我们请求美国国务院向我们提供一个我们应该格外小心处置的电报列表。
但美国国务院拒绝提供，也拒绝协商任何其它安排，这似乎表明它不惜一切代价进行掩盖的愿望超过了它使（发布造成的）伤害最小化的愿望。
同时美国国务院在《纽约时报》及其它地方也做出了自己的回应。
会同时发布所有的使馆电报吗？
否。本组织将分阶段发布而非一次性发布。
为何不现在就全部发布？
使馆电报将在未来几个月中分阶段发布。这些电报的主题如此重要，相关的地理分布如此广泛，以至于任何其它的发布方法都是对这些材料不公平的。
我们对那些信任我们发布的文件的人负有责任，要确保他们有时间广泛公开地撰写、评论及讨论它们，而如果一次性公布几十万份的话，这是不可能做到的。因此我们将在未来数周数月中分步发布。
你们为什么选择历史悠久的“老媒体”作为你们发布的初始媒体伙伴？
Wikileaks对其情报来源所做的承诺：使发布获得最大限度的影响力。要做到这一点，需要记者和研究人员花费大量的时间仔细分析材料。
我们所选择的老牌的伙伴正是为数不多的具有所需资源能够在公开之前花费数周开始分析的媒体。
即使通过以上努力，目前的五家媒体也只仅仅触及了这些材料的皮毛。因此，Wikileaks还将继续寻求合作媒体对使馆电报开展工作。
Wikileaks打算怎样传播到每个国家？
Wikileaks正在分步发布使馆电报，以使其获得最大的影响，避免暴殄天物。后续阶段将涉及与更广泛的国家的伙伴合作以确保每个国家（的人民）都可以看到其政府与美国的关系是如何真实运作的。
Wikileaks是如何获得美国使馆电报的？
Wikileaks保护其情报渠道。我们不会公开评论我们所发布信息的渠道、信息是如何获得的，以及对渠道进行保护的安全措施。我们的（信息）提交系统是安全以及匿名的。
你们认为这些信息将有长远影响吗？
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