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Two men buy khat, a stimulant popular in the Yemeni capital, San'a. Revelations about the Yemeni government's dealings with the U.S. are likely to come up in what is basically the Yemeni equivalent of England's afternoon tea: the ritual khat chews.

WikiLeaks Yemen Cables Could Embolden Al-Qaida

Two of the leaked diplomatic cables in particular could provide some trouble for the Yemeni government. One describes a meeting between Gen. David Petraeus and Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and another chronicles a conversation about whiskey smuggling.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, shown at a press conference on Nov. 4 in Geneva, may prove difficult to prosecute using the Espionage Act, a World War I-era law.

Prosecuting WikiLeaks: It's Not Going To Be Easy

All the law enforcement attention on the website WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, doesn't mean that they will face American-style justice, experts say, because the legal issues in play are both novel and challenging.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is wanted on suspicion of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion stemming from encounters with two women during a trip to Sweden this summer.

Arrest Warrant Issued For WikiLeaks Founder

Julian Assange is wanted in Sweden over accusations of sex crimes. The move comes two days after Assange's website leaked some 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables.

The Diplomatic Fallout From Leaked Documents

For more on the diplomatic fallout from the leaked State Department cables, NPR's Guy Raz talks to Christopher Hill, the former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, and former chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea.

Transparency Tales

So far, the revelations of the WikiLeaks diplomatic cables have ranged from being humorous to “no surprise” to reassuring. The U.S. and South Korea are talking about what will happen when North Korea falls apart? I’m glad to hear that.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds a press conference at Park Plaza Hotel on October 23, 2010 in London, England. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

White House Aims To Limit WikiLeaks Damage

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the release of a quarter-million confidential diplomatic cables by online whistleblower WikiLeaks' an attack on America and the international community.

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South Korean marines salute during a funeral service for the marines who were killed in a North Korean artillery barrage on the South Korean border island Yeonpyeong at a military hospital on November 27, 2010 in Seongnam, South Korea.

South Korea Warns Of Consequences For Aggression

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took responsibility for failing to protect his country against attack and threatened retaliation against any further provocation by North Korea.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, left, shakes hands with U.S. undersecretary for political affairs William Burns, right, ahead of their meeting in Damascus on February 17, 2010.

WikiLeaks Release Reveals Messier Side Of Diplomacy

The documents include a huge sampling of the daily traffic between the U.S. State Department and some 270 embassies and consulates.

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