Links 6 December 2010

• Brian Whitaker's blog, December 2010
  Whitaker points to cablegate memo fingering Ben Ali son-in-law as potential successor.
• Deux ou trois choses que je ne voulais pas spécialement dire sur le Sahara - Comme une bouteille jetée à la mer!
  Larbi on Western Sahara: Engouh with the empty Moroccan chauvinism. Amen.
• Ahram Online - The big surprise
  Abdel Moneim Said, increasingly shameless.
• Why Iran Loves WikiLeaks - NYTimes.com
  Chas Freeman says Wikileaks will make it even harder for US to get straight answer in region.
• Saudi Arabia: An ambivalent ally | Editorial
  Wikileaks reveals Saudi top source of fundie funding, and not doing much about it.
• WikiLeaks cables claim al-Jazeera changed coverage to suit Qatari foreign policy
  Shock, horror: Al Jazeera is a foreign policy tool for Qatar.
• Cable Viewer
  #Cablegate: Lebanon, Hizbullah's fiber optic cable, and Marwan Hamadeh.