# Quote — Noam Chomsky, Power Systems

> One of the interesting WikiLeaks exposures was from Anne W. Patterson, the American ambassador in Pakistan, who supports U.S. policy in Pakistan but pointed out that it carries with it the danger of "destabilizing the Pakistani state," maybe even leading to a coup, which could bring about the leaking of radioactive materials into the jihadi network.

- Author: [Noam Chomsky](https://www.leafyquotes.com/noam-chomsky.md)
- Book: [Power Systems](https://www.leafyquotes.com/noam-chomsky/power-systems.md)
- Page: 99
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> WikiLeaks ... compromised the security that governments are usually concerned about: their security from inspection by their own populations.

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