[RuadhanMc]

They have to check the leaks to make sure that they aren't putting any ones life in danger (when they haven't done this in the past their enemies have used it against them in the ongoing PR battle). That takes time.

It also means that they do cherry pick because they have to prioritize what leaks they will check and release first.

They've got 250,000 cables. A small team is going to take a long time to check 250,000 cables.

No doubt they do keyword searches of the cables to find the juicy ones and release those first, but, what you gonna do... release the boring, mundane stuff first? No one would pay attention to you.

[jarin]

I think the boring, mundane stuff could potentially be the most interesting stuff. Run statistical analysis for unusual words and phrases and find the secret diplomatic codes. :)

[RuadhanMc]

The boring, mundane stuff should absolutely be released... invaluable stuff for the historical record.