“If anything, the private conversations of diplomats and security professionals paint a world even more dangerous than the one we usually allow ourselves to describe publicly. And there seems to be more consistency with this American worldview on the part of our friends and allies than is generally admitted. Quite an exposé. ” – Gen. Michael V. Hayden [1] (US DCI [2], 2006-2009), describing the 2010 Wikileaks Cablegate disclosures