Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources By Joby Warrick January 11, 2011 - Sydney Morning Herald''I think I will be answering concerns about WikiLeaks for the rest of my life, not just the rest of my tenure as Secretary of State,'' Mrs Clinton said as she embarked on a five-day visit of Arab countries, many of which were stung by revelations about private talks between American diplomats and regional leaders.
Mrs Clinton, who is on her second Middle East trip in less than a month, said she had sought to ''affirmatively raise'' the WikiLeaks issue in meetings with Arab officials to tackle the problems head-on.
Some of Iran's Arab neighbours were particularly aggrieved by leaked State Department cables that showed them privately urging the Obama administration to take a harder line against Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Mrs Clinton said she had joked to one of her aides that she needed a tour jacket, similar to the ones used by rock bands, that would have a ''big picture of the world and would say 'the Apology Tour''' on it.
Although the intensity has abated somewhat, the fallout from the WikiLeaks affair ''is still in the atmosphere'', she said.
In Iceland, the US ambassador has been summoned to explain why US officials are trying to gain access to the Twitter account of an Icelandic MP and former WikiLeaks collaborator.
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