WikiLeaks cables, day 24: summary of today's key points

Day 24, Wednesday 22 December The Guardian • The British government has been training the Bangladeshi Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) , condemned by human rights organisations as a "government death squad". • The Vatican withdrew from a written agreement to join an international Holocaust memorial organisation over concerns about Pope Pius XII's activities during the second world war. • US diplomats sent colourful cables describing the impact of Anna Nicole Smith's move to the Bahamas . • McDonald's urged the US government to delay implementation of a free-trade pact in order to place pressure on El Salvador to appoint neutral judges in a lawsuit it was fighting in the country. • Britain looked for ways to limit the operations of the Iranian state broadcaster in the UK after Iran jammed the signals of the BBC's Persian TV service. • US officials dismissed New Zealand's reaction to a suspected Israeli spy rings as a means to sell more of their lamb to Arab countries . • A Halliburton executive's comments reveal tensions between security firms, oil companies and the Baghdad government . The New York Times • Apple removes WikiLeaks App from its online store claiming that it didn't comply with all local laws and may put an individual or group in harm's way. • A Russian official claimed that Moscow had been following Alexander Litvinenko's killers before he was poisoned, but had been waved off by Britain's security services. Der Spiegel • Interview with German interior minister: WikiLeaks is annoying, but not a threat El País • Julian Assange gives an exclusive interview to the Spanish newspaper , he says: "I get death threats constantly. So do my lawyer and my children." • Several cables show how corrupt the Dominican Republic is and that the only way to do business is to pay large bribes . One general even threatened a company official with a gun.