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MFA expresses 'deep concern' over WikiLeaks
SINGAPORE - Singapore on Tuesday denounced WikiLeak's decision to release secret US diplomatic cables as "damaging" as it joined global criticism over the whistle-blowing website.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) "expressed deep concerns about the damaging action of WikiLeaks," a ministry spokesman said in response to media queries on WikiLeaks' release.
According to British newspaper Guardian, a WikiLeak document reported MM Lee's thoughts on the North Korea regime and its "flabby old chap" of a leader, referring to Kim Jong-Il.
Said the MFA statement issued to the press: "It is critical to protect the confidentiality of diplomatic and official correspondence, which is why Singapore has the Officials Secret Act."
The statement said: "[T]he selective release of documents, especially when taken out of context, will only serve to sow confusion and fail to provide a complete picture of the important issues that were being discussed amongst leaders in the strictest of confidentiality."
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20101130-250074.html
We got our turn in Wikileaks


