"We are optimistic about our dear government's diplomatic envoy," read a message posted on Ayatollah Khamenei's Twitter page, "but pessimistic about the Americans".
And so to push back against potential military threats and score some points for future negotiations, North Korea reliably stages a number of high-profile diplomatic events (read: stunts) before and during.
Instead, the PCs will be used for more prosaic matters many State Department staff have several computers on their desks for different levels of security, from surfing the web to reading diplomatic cables.
Related: Saudi Arabia Warns Citizens Not to Read Diplomatic Cables Released by WikiLeaks.
In 1982, during a debate over the Falkland Islands War, a member of Parliament, in a now-famous gaffe, revealed that the British were reading Argentine diplomatic ciphers with as much ease as Argentine code clerks.
Thank goodness the Americans can't read our diplomatic cables.
The library holds 14,000 books in the 13 languages that John Quincy Adams could read — his diplomatic career continued in Prussia, the Netherlands and England.
"We are only attempting to end the genocide through political and economic pressures such as sanctions and intense diplomatic engagement," the letter read.
Like most in the Falklands community, Hunt had half-expected the invasion; he had read the diplomatic runes and observed the naval manoeuvres.
"Dear All," the message read, "The Diplomatic Missions in Abuja have received a security alert today morning from the Federal Govt requesting everyone to stay indoors and not to visit any shopping malls or public places which is crowded for the next few days.
