On Friday, WikiLeaks published more than 60,000 cables and other documents from the Saudi Foreign Ministry which reveal how the oil-rich U.S. ally pays for influence around the world. One document appears to show Gulf states were prepared to pay $10 billion to secure the release of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Another expresses Saudi concerns over “flirting American messages” to Iran over its nuclear program. Another document found by the Associated Press shows a Saudi princess racked up a multimillion-dollar limousine bill in Geneva, then left town without paying it. WikiLeaks says this is only the first batch of over half a million Saudi records.
WikiLeaks Publishes Trove of Saudi Documents
HeadlineJun 22, 2015