WikiLeaks Cables Reveal Susan Rice’s Campaign to Block UN War‑Crimes Probe of Israel and Samantha Power’s Influence on Obama’s Libya Intervention

WikiLeaks Cables Reveal Susan Rice’s Campaign to Block UN War‑Crimes Probe of Israel and Samantha Power’s Influence on Obama’s Libya Intervention The passage contains concrete, time‑stamped diplomatic cables showing senior U.S. officials (Susan Rice, Hillary Clinton, Avigdor Lieberman) actively working to suppress an independent UN investigation of alleged Israeli war crimes and to leverage the Goldstone report for peace‑process gains. It also details Samantha Power’s role in shaping the Obama administration’s humanitarian‑intervention rationale for Libya. These leads tie high‑level officials and U.S. foreign‑policy institutions to potential obstruction of international justice and to the justification of military action, offering clear investigative angles (e.g., request cable records, follow money flows, interview UN officials). The information is not widely reported in mainstream news, making it a moderately novel, high‑impact lead. Key insights: Rice repeatedly pressured UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon to water‑down or block recommendations for a sweeping UN inquiry into the Gaza war.; Rice warned ICC President Sang‑Hyun Song about U.S. sensitivities to a Goldstone‑related investigation.; Rice assured Israeli FM Avigdor Lieberman of U.S. efforts to blunt the Goldstone report and used it to push Israel toward a U.S.‑backed peace process.