WikiLeaks had nearly 14 months to answer The Associated Press’ questions about its publication of private data, including medical data, in the Saudi cables. AP reached out to WikiLeaks many times during that period.

In the past six weeks alone, AP reached out to WikiLeaks 11 times to seek an interview with WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange or WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson.

When WikiLeaks finally replied to messages left by email, phone and text, it sent a largely irrelevant fact sheet and provided the number for one of its senior lawyers, Melinda Taylor, who during a half-hour phone call did not answer any questions and later did not stick to her promise to follow up on them.

WikiLeaks says it has more than 100 staffers operating across nearly every time zone. The organization was given 10 hours to deal with specific allegations that were described to Ms. Taylor in detail during the call. More than 48 hours after the story’s publication, all of those questions remain unanswered.