<DIV>The controversial anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks made headlines around the world when it released hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. government documents in 2010. Allowed advance access, <I>The New York Times</I> sorted, searched, and analyzed these secret archives, placed them in context, and played a crucial role in breaking the WikiLeaks story.<BR><BR><I>Open Secrets</I> is the essential collection of the <I>Times</I>'s expert reporting and analysis, as well as the definitive chronicle of the documents' release and the controversy that ensued. An introduction by <I>Times</I> executive editor, Bill Keller, details the paper's cloak-and-dagger relationship with a difficult source. Extended profiles of Assange and Bradley Manning, the Army private suspected of being his source, offer keen insight into the main players. Collected news stories offer a broad and deep view into Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the messy challenges facing American power in Europe, Russia, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Also included are editorials by the <I>Times</I>, opinion columns by Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, and others, and original essays on what the fracas has revealed about American diplomacy and government security. <I>Open Secrets</I> also contains a fascinating selection of original cables and war logs, offering an unvarnished look at diplomacy in action.<BR></DIV>