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If you visit the website of al-Akhbar, the leftist Lebanese daily that published dozens of classified State Department cables related to the Middle East before they appeared on WikiLeaks, you’ll be greeted by the image above. The site has been hacked, and the hackers specify that al-Akhbar’s decision to release the WikiLeaked cables was the ...

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If you visit the website of al-Akhbar, the leftist Lebanese daily that published dozens of classified State Department cables related to the Middle East before they appeared on WikiLeaks, you'll be greeted by the image above. The site has been hacked, and the hackers specify that al-Akhbar's decision to release the WikiLeaked cables was the reason behind their actions. Judging by the picture of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in the bottom left, it's the material related to Saudi Arabia that truly raised their blood pressure.

If you visit the website of al-Akhbar, the leftist Lebanese daily that published dozens of classified State Department cables related to the Middle East before they appeared on WikiLeaks, you’ll be greeted by the image above. The site has been hacked, and the hackers specify that al-Akhbar’s decision to release the WikiLeaked cables was the reason behind their actions. Judging by the picture of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in the bottom left, it’s the material related to Saudi Arabia that truly raised their blood pressure.

The only question is: What particular cable did they find embarrassing? Was it the account of raunchy Saudi Halloween parties? The Saudi foreign minister’s proposal for an "Arab force" to combat Hezbollah? The Saudi monarch’s advice that the United States "cut off the head of the snake" in Iran?

Tags: Cyber Security & Hacking, Middle East and North Africa

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