[skeeter]

This Guardian writer sounds on the verge of tears.

[Candor7]

The Royal family always does that to keep colonials in their place.

That’s the down side of the modern privileged nobility.Nobless Oblige is truly dead.

[bkepley]

Tatiana Gfoeller, Washington's ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, recorded in a secret cable that Andrew spoke "cockily"

She'd probably be one of the last to know if he was actually being rude.

[Cicero]

State Department professional from Georgetown.

Tatiana Gfoeller:

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/111192.htm

[ozzymandus]

Where is the “news” in this story? Corruption in a former Soviet republic? A not very bright Royal? A catty US diplomat? What’s new about that?

[DManA]

Why are our diplomats wasting time talking with the dim-wit royals?

[swarthyguy]

>Tatiana Gfoeller, Washington’s ambassador to Kyrgyzstan

Gawd, that’s it, this dipsy diplo thought he was rude!

Seems like our diplo crops has been overrun by a bunch of PC types.

Sounds like the Prince is a standup guy with balls.

Bully for him.

[Procyon]

If this is a sample of the quality of diplomatic cables I wonder if the whole system could be replaced with an online subscription to the Tattler?

Of what importance is it to the world the mutterings of the Duke of York? Although, I must say, his blunt words cut through the drone of the usual diplomatic, content-free speech.

[GatorGirl]

Yawn.....

[DemforBush]

Tatiana Gfoeller

[MinuteGal]

Without the necessity of getting into the merits or lack of merits of any single post on this thread, the intensity of charges and counter-charges, praises and name-calling, intensity, passion and fears posted here on this tiny stage bear out the fact by proportionality the intense chaos and damage done to scores of countries, diplomats, administrations, career people of many nationalities, royal houses, corporations and business entities, individuals and groups....many will suffer horribly from these damaging disclosures whether they are good or bad individuals or entities. Arguing good or bad entities is completely irrelevant at this point.

The U.S. will eventually, and rather quickly, I'm afraid, be the object of hate and bitterness by many of these individuals and entities....and this poisoning of the waters will last for years. A lot of it will change the course of history.

Unfortunately, the blame will be on our country's shoulders because the second release could have been stopped except for the lack of courage, resolve, inablity to make large decisions, and character of the Destroyer, Obama....and he didn't stop it....and the fallout will cause the ruination (perhaps even death, in some cases) of many in high places who will never forget the perfidy and who will blame our country long after the Great Satan will have left the White House and the world scene.

Obama may have not caused the leaks by putting up someone to steal the documents, but the lack of experience, naivity, intransigence, natural anti-American impulses and other character flaws of this weak, sociopathic, narcissicist, marxist president has caused this terrible damage to a multitude of interests......and this is how it will be viewed by those damaged, whether currently our friends or foes.

Leni

[lentulusgracchus]

[Art.] Tatiana Gfoeller, Washington's ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, recorded in a secret cable that Andrew spoke "cockily" at the brunch with British and Canadian business people, leading a discussion that "verged on the rude".

He's a prince, honey, accustomed to speaking his mind "in no uncertain terms". They teach that over there, to princes and gentlemen.

Unlike the "Outward Bound" dyseducation in groveling and controlled thought you got at your pecksniffy Ivy.