It will take some time to comb through the massive document dump that WikiLeaks unleashed last night. Thus far, a database available on the WikiLeaks website includes almost 77,000 documents. There are reportedly upwards of 15,000 more on the way. What we’ve seen thus far is not really earth-shattering, but it does tell us something about the motive behind the leak. 

WikiLeaks gave three press outlets a sneak peak at the documents: the New York Times, Der Spiegel, and the Guardian. To its credit, the New York Times’s initial reporting (there will surely be more pieces to follow) was the most balanced, and focused on Pakistani duplicity. That Pakistan is double-dealing on America is not surprising. We’ve been saying the same for years for now – and so has the Times.