January 29, 2011 6:01 PM EST
Wikileaks, by releasing damning cables from the U.S. ambassador to Tunisia, impacted the country's decision to revolt, according to Foreign Policy.
"While Tunisians didn't need American diplomats to tell them how bad their government was, the cables did have an impact," said FP sources.
One, the fact that U.S. recognizes the obvious corruption of the country's government was an international embarrassment to its citizens.
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Two, the cables "contradicted the prevailing view among Tunisians that Washington would back [former President] Ben Ali to the bloody end."
Three, the delegitimization of Ben Ali gave protesters strength.
Below are excerpts from the fateful Wikileaks cable:
By many measures, Tunisia should be a close US ally. But it is not.
President Ben Ali is aging, his regime is sclerotic
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