That&#x27;s true for the most part, I mean, the government obviously didn&#x27;t mention some of the things that are in the cable unless they deliberately wanted to shoot themselves in the foot, but the news would systematically feature pieces about Qadaffi&#x27;s awkward presence on Bastille Day along with the oil, gold and silver.<p>My point is that the cable was nothing more than a short compilation of common knowledge and hearsay, like you said, &quot;more or less valid assumptions&quot; that you could easily get by switching radio channels a few times during your tuesday morning commute.