WikiLeaks Publishes 400,000 Classified Documents
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The website WikiLeaks has redefined “transparency” in wartime to include the disclosure classified reports about the war in Iraq, including a previously unpublished U.S. government report tallying the Iraqi death toll at 185,000.
ABC News reports that the documents include reports of state-sanctioned torture by the Iraqi government and evidence of Iranian involvement in smuggling weapons to Shiite militias.
Arab news channel Al Jazeera was given early access to the documents and WikiLeaks says it plans to hold a press conference Saturday morning from Europe.
According to Al Jazeera, the government’s estimated death toll reached 185,000, 63 percent of whom were civilians. Another 180,000 Iraqis were reportedly arrested during the war.
The Pentagon has been anticipating the document dump and has warned that publicizing such classified information may endanger the lives of U.S. troops fighting abroad. “We strongly condemn the unauthorized disclosure of classified information,” Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said prior to the documents becoming public.
According to Morrell, the classified documents “expose secret information that could make our troops even more vulnerable to attack in the future. Just as with the leaked Afghan documents, we know our enemies will mine this information looking for insights into how we operate, cultivate sources, and react in combat situations, even the capability of our equipment. This security breach could very well get our troops and those they are fighting with killed.”
The Pentagon says the documents include tactical unit-level reports dating from late 2003 to 2010 and contain descriptions of what some troops witnessed on a daily basis. ABC News reports:
[The documents] include descriptions of attacks on Iraqi Security Forces and US forces, detainee abuse, civilian casualty incidents, IED blasts, discussions with Iraqis, and inquiries into socio-political relations, according to Department of Defense spokesman Col. David Lapan
The release of the documents comes at a critical time as U.S. troops begin a staged withdrawal from Iraq.
The latest release of WikiLeaks documents follows the July disclosure of secret documents from Afghanistan, leaked to the website from one disgruntled soldier, Army Specialist Bradley Manning. Manning was arrested in May and has been held in Kuwait. He has subsequently been charged with releasing classified information.
“We deplore WikiLeaks for inducing individuals to break the law, leak classified documents and then cavalierly share that secret information with the world, including our enemies,” Lapan says. “We know terrorist organizations have been mining the leaked Afghan documents for information to use against us and this Iraq leak is more than four times as large. By disclosing such sensitive information, WikiLeaks continues to put at risk the lives of our troops, their coalition partners and those Iraqis and Afghans working with us.”
According to the Wall Street Journal, Pentagon officials have been poring over the documents to look for possible threats to American and Afghan troops on the ground and to minimize collateral damage:
Pentagon officials fear the leaked documents could be used by the Taliban to hunt down those identified as working with the U.S.-led war effort. …
A defense official said the task force was identifying Iraqis who are named in the documents, and who might need protection or assistance if their names are released.
“The only responsible course of action for WikiLeaks at this point is to return the stolen material and expunge it from their websites as soon as possible,” Lapan concluded.


















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red penny
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:35pmThis fool Assange needs to be used forr target practice.It’s likely that the closest this idiot has ever been to a battle ground is at the movies.I can tell you that gettting your butt shot at isn’t any fun.It is entirely possible that lives will be lost because ot this POS!
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 11:51pmGreat let’s kill him. I‘m sure that’s exactly what Jesus would advocate. Gold help America.
Report Post »Tahriria4Life
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:33pm….They have no integrity. They have no sense whatsoever. How many people will die due to the release of this information? The enemy is not stupid–they will gain a /lot/ from this–just by piece mealing everything. Damn media–they care more about their story or scoop than the lives of our own overseas.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:42pmFolks, the military intelligence of the USA is very much lacking. Rememebr 911? Do tyou really think that AlQuida and their simpthesiers haven’t provided false intelligence and know much of what we keep “secret?” To think otheriwse is simply naive.
Report Post »Bronco II
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:22pmLoose lips sink ships and I’ll leave it at that.Keep praying let this go and stay focused this is the enemies October surprise but is it really a surprise not to me they are desparate.
Report Post »Proud American in Buffalo
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:19pmCan Mr Assange be sued for wrongful death? Free Speech or not he is willfully putting the lives of soldiers at undue risk. Maybe involuntary manslaughter?? This guy is a digusting piece of work.
Report Post »My Two Cents
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:15pmHe seems to think of himself as the ultimate champion of justice. If innocent people are killed as a result of the leaks that would make him the ultimate hypocrite.
Report Post »rvsample
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:14pmQuick elimination or neutralization of the wikileaks yahoos should be undertaken.
Report Post »MissCherryJones
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:06pmTreason. Enemy of the nation. How are these guys getting their hands on the documents in the first place? I don’t mean WikiLeaks, but the guys giving them to Wiki? And why isn’t the full wrath of the UCMJ thrown upon them?
Report Post »This man and his cronies are destroying this great country.
Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:44pmIF they go after the leaks and try them, many things will become public than some Generals don’t want the people to know.
Report Post »HEARDENOUGHCRAP
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 10:05pmMissCherry Jones – Don’t take Contrarian to heart. He’s like Danglebags.
I’m with you. How are they getting these documents, from who and has anyone asked WHO is FUNDING Wikileaks?
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:57pmThis complicit-in-terror Obama government prosecuting anyone associated with leaking these documents is about as good as expecting them to condemn CAIR and it’s connection with the Muslim Brotherhood, the IAP, and the HAMAS terrorist group, and expecting them to secure the borders and to respect the State of Arizona‘s right to defend it’s citizens!
Hey, afterall, the HAMAS killers financed the Obama campaign from the Gaza strip with their anonymous pre-paid cards.
Any other American government would have filed charges immediately and held this without-conscience man to account for his putting our troops in danger.
Oh, yes. I forgot. Obama doesn’t care about our troops does he? He let that SOA guy gun them down at Fort Hood with barely a comment condemning his allahu akbar act of terror, and his complicit pravda media hushed up their massacre as soon as possible and started their usual appeasing comments excusing the cold-blooded Soldier-of-Allah killer.
You can make a difference by demanding that your representatives in Congress find out what the heck is going on and demand that this nasty Obama Regime hold this Wikileak guy accountable.
Report Post »ILOVEGLENNBECK
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 12:26amYou got it right, Silent. The administration is allowing the documents to be disclosed, at the expense of our troops and just days before the mid term election. Despicable.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:49pmI found part of it. He said he told the president he had the documents… “Assange says he offered previously to let the White House view the documents before they were posted.”
Read more: http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=wiki+leaks+says+they+had+permission&d=4665219386116300&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=ba73c961,f3184efc#ixzz138A6X7RA
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:46pmIsn’t this exactly what the left has wanted all along? War crimes against the PREVIOUS administration? Wonder who ok’d those papers for viewing and release, hmmm? Does anyone else remember right before the last bunch of papers were released this guy said he ran it by the Administration or the president? Can anyone else recall that and exactly what he said?
Report Post »PeterThePainter
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:45pmI agree with LTB. These documents are being released with the full support of this administration. If documents were being released concerning the administrator’s….the site would be shut down and those arrested immediately.
Report Post »leftwingpinko
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 8:15amthey did say the papers run throught to this year. so why would BHO want things that make him look bad published?
Report Post »Badler
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:43pmHow does this freak keep getting the documents and why isn’t he in prison?
Report Post »leftwingpinko
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 8:14amhe get them from good people who feel they have a responsability to tell the public what is going on in that hell hole. i notice none of you are of the opinion that these are false documents. when facts point out something uncomfortable to know adults face facts and do their best to ensure that evil acts do not take place again. children tend to yell and scream that it is wrong to point out anything that makes them uncomfortable.
Report Post »akamaikamaaina
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:40pmthrough the looking glass, this is treason, it is not protected by the 1st amendment.
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:05pmWikileaks is an international site and the owner is not American citizen. The constitution does not apply to him.
Report Post »WeveAlreadyWon
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:26pmAmerican Justice does..
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 8:51pmno its called spying and its a hangable offence or he can be shot if he resist detention
Report Post »camericanc
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:39pmThese documents are of historical significance. The information released is about past events. So what is the issue? Where is the critical information that is going to kill more troops?
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The outrageous issue here is how we are conquering a third world country. Since when has killing women and children for sport been the American way! The reporting on this story proves their is no hope for humanity!
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A consequence of all free societies is that potentially harmful information must be available for the Citizens and Politicians to make accurate decisions.
akamaikamaaina
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:45pmyou fatuous ass, you dilettante, you intellectual trilobite.
Report Post »Rob
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:49pmWhy are you still alive?
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:40pmCam, thank you. Finally someone who is blinded by their warmongering eyes.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:46pmWhat brillaind responses to a person’s very reasonable post. God help America with its warmongers wanting bring Armagedon. Jesus said, Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God. What does that make warmongers in God’s eyes… sons of Lucifer.
Report Post »Paleo Archer
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 11:18pmAnd I bet YOU live in this free-country. You and Contrarian are misguided and don’t know what your talking about! It’s the law people…Other countries EXECUTE without question THEIR Traitors, Leakers, etc. Violence is spilling over our border and your worried about what…?
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 11:54pmPleo, wow because others are warmongers and outright muderers that justifies us being one too? Why? Is that the type of morality that Jesus taught? I hardly think so.
Report Post »Raven249
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:37pmGood question, Rob. I’d say take him out. He‘s getting more of our people killed than we’d lose already. Aiding and abetting the enemy, as Weve said, and in wartime, I DO believe that’s called high treason, which gets you executed. Mr. CEO of WikiLEAKS, you might want to get rid of all that classified data. I don’t think you want to die just yet.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:38pmRaven, he‘sw nOT qan American citizen so he can’t be tried for treason. The people who should e tried for treason are those who falsely led us into Iraq and caused the deaths and maiming of thousands of our brave military. All that is being done is showing the failure and coverup of many of our military “leaders.”
Report Post »BMartin1776
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:37pmWhy is this allowed to continue when troops lives are potentially being put at risk. Furthermore there is no good that can come from all of this with one leak after another. Do they honestly think this will encourage the behavior to change. Things are done for a reason and as absurd as some things maybe I am sure there is reason behind it for the the military. The bigger question is what is wikileaks end goal? Who is behind them? Where do they get their funding? Are they paying their sources for this information?
Turn the tides on these people make their lives as miserable as those whose lives they put at risk! Its time to bring the fight to the radicals front door using out of the box tactics through http://www.savingtherepublic.com
Report Post »Exercise the Demons
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:34pmOne to the Dome from 500 yards would be too nice… give him to the monsters who like to Behead people in the name of Allah… la lalalalalal..
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:29pmI’ll even suspect that now that the documents are released that the lefties will be able to highly profit on the contents being released to the public……we will know very, very soon.
Report Post »Rob
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:28pmWhy is this guy still alive?
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:35pmRob, because he’s right in exposing the secret blowing of the wars. His asaasination would make him a hero to myself and others who are against our nation building foreign policy which has brought us to the point of finanacial collapse. And I’m NOT a warmonger like it appers so many on the Balze love to be.
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 5:11amContrarianthinker: I respect most of what you post here on The Blaze, but your tolerance of WikeLeaks doesn’t take into account the lives that could be lost due to his arrogance. I cannot describe Julian Assange as any more than one of the most wicked do-gooders alive. He is a potential killer (if not in fact) just as much as any thug with a gun.
Report Post »Our tolerance will destroy us all if not kept in check.
Once again, I say this with respect to your postings.
WeveAlreadyWon
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:26pmaiding and abetting the enemy… Drone his ass!
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:26pmJUST BECAUSE YOU CAN, DOESN’T MEAN YOU SHOULD.
The military asked you not to reveal the documents because it affects so much,,,but you did so anyway….and I will bet you did it with the misguided idea that it was in the best interest of the people….hmmm.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:34pmI would not be too quick to give this guy the benefit of the doubt, this is shameful and as it has already been said, just because you can do a thing, doesn’t mean you should do a thing.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:33pmWhat specifics show you that the release is dangerous? Have our troops been led into traps? What we learn is the total disaster these wars have been. We should NOT have a foreign policy of nation building.
Report Post »HEARDENOUGHCRAP
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:59pmContrairian “Thinker”? (Methinks Liberal Lemming)
It is so easy to tell a left wing-nut. They ramble on and seldem make ANY sense. I guess one has to have sense to make sense.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 11:56pmCrap just because you can‘t answer my questions and in your heart know I’m right, you do as the typical Progressive.. call me names. God help America.
Report Post »phi11yguy19
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 5:20pm@ContradictedThinker: can you not see the irony when you ask what harm has been done in the past while thinking the dragging out of the wars has NOTHING to do with that????
these leaks define strategic placements, movements & strategies. they “name names” of foreign and/or undercover agents who are covertly helping us. when this information is leaked, we lose contacts and strategic surprise, and waste time re-planning strategies WHILE our guys are likely already engaged and in danger.
this is as wreckless and criminal as it gets!
if someone wants to declassiffy information after the wars end, that’s an entirely different debate. but judging by the great sales in books and films that do just that, i‘d say it’s neither uncommon or necessarily bad.
to dump tons of classified information DURING the wars is simply treasonous for whoever is involved on our side, and an act of war/terrorism/whathaveyou by wikileaks et al who help it along.
Report Post »cotuit
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:22pmInto jail, into the ground, doesn’t much matter to me but this must be stopped. This org. is a threat
Report Post »to our country and must be treated as an enemy. The battlefield is diverse, adapt, and overcome.
If this administration doesn’t have the stones, then it’s time for an alie to act.
cotuit
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:38pmEveryday it becomes a more target rich envirenment.
Report Post »pma_guy
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:16pmIn my “confusion” as a conservative, wouldn’t be better to arrest this guy on some kind of charge? I guess the United States has lost all its gravitas after George Washington
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:25pmWhy would he be arrested by this government ?
Report Post »He is endangering our troops and vilifying Bush .
How is that not good for marxists ?
american1st
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:35pmi don’t mind whistle blowing and protecting those that do it! but this is different!!! military secrets are kept secret to protect the military, this is treason or would be if the anti military crowd wasn’t in charge.
Report Post »ltb
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:37pmArrested? He’ll probably get a Nobel Peace Prize.
“Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.” — William Shakespeare.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:30pmunfortuanately LTB is probably right. … THE WORLD IS UPSIDE DOWN … time to turn it right again…..November 2, 2010 .. .a good START!
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:31pmUnless you’ve been in the military, you don’t realize how often the military uses secret claasifricatio nb to cover up for wrongdoing on their part. We keep hearing how it MIGHT hurt our troops but never told in exactly what way.
The lies also of Cheney, Rumsfield and Bush Jr must be covered up. The release of the previous secret coverups hurt our troops in what sapecific way(s)? The Irac and later part of the Afghan wars has drained our economic health an spread our military dangerously thin.
Go ahead and flame me. I can take it.
Report Post »BJC49
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:45pmHe’s only putting it out there as Obama instructs him to do. Obama Bin Lyin is no friend to our military. He puts more effort into stopping a koran burning than he ever has concerning our military.
american1st
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 10:22pm@ contrarian – the problem is this guy ISN’T a whistle-blower, he isn‘t picking out wrong doings and exposing them to the proper authority’s or publishing them when all other avenue’s for justice are exhausted, he is indiscriminately dumping large amounts of Intel that can harm the troops ability to do their job and makes the enemy’s job (killing our troops) easier, you cant possibly condone that!
Report Post »the American who gave him the documents is a traitor and the foreign publisher is a spy/enemy agent…
i don’t like the bush/neocon “empire wars” any more than you and i want wrongdoings righted, but this does nothing to correct either…
Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 12:02amAmericanist, I understand the point your making. Would you have him go to the military first with this info before vreleasing it? That’s like me going to the fox about the henhouse. WHEN ALL IS MADE transparent, there will be shocks that will be as bad as when Benedict Arnold was exposed.
Many flag officers have resigtned because of what they know is happening. If the break the news, they will lose their pensions.
Report Post »thestimulusmonkey
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 1:53amWikileaks founder wants to be arrested by America. That would be a boon to his political agenda. But we must remember that while does he not exactly have any obligation to be loyal to the US military, these perhaps illegal actions of an investigative reporter bely the larger issue that they call attention to – the ongoing deaths of the war.
Report Post »american1st
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 2:05pm@contrarian he doesn’t have to take it to the military or publish all of it to find justice, the only reason for putting it all out is anti American propaganda or anti military propaganda for the left, if he has a real earth shaker to reveal fine, but only reveal that, my guess is this has nothing to do with misconduct and everything to do with propaganda…
Report Post »leftwingpinko
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 8:16amvilifying implies he is releasing the truth. if the facts make bush look bad that is just reality.
Report Post »Richlove1
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:11pmGlad these saboteurs weren’t around for D-Day. Everytime I read about these self-hating quislings, the Stones song “Sympathy for the Devil” runs through my head, because that’s what these fools have.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:20pm. This security breach could very well get our troops and those they are fighting with killed.”
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Thats exactly what they said when a civilian wanted to burn a koran .
Obama himself and his minions took to the media yapping about how they were worried about the security of our troops.
But they let him do it anyway because …..oh wait !!!
Danglinbags
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:41pmSomeone’s gotta say it, so I will. How HAWT is that Wiki-leaks dude? Mmmmm hmmmm!
w4jle
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:51pmSomeone’s gotta say it, so I will. How HAWT is that Danglinbags dude? Mmmmm hmmmm!
Report Post »Danglinbags
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:58pmRight on, right on, my brotha!
Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:18pmI don’t think this is going to get Americans killed. Most of the stuff details nasty things done by Iraqis to other Iraqis. When we go to war, we should be annihilating the invaded countries…burning cities to the ground. That’s how we won WWII. Forget about all this *****-footing around. Let the clown publish his stuff. The larger issue is why we choose to fight wars according to the GC. No one follows it but us.
Report Post »911
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:29pmSomeone stop that madman
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:47pmThe release of classified materials if I am understanding things is suppose to be a CRIMINAL offense, and for some reason the administration does not do anything to try and get their hands on this guy to try him for what to me seems Sedition at the least, with Criminal Endangerment, and if troops do die from it also Murder One.
I see the fighting escallating again in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and wonder if the administration is going to allow a incident happen where they will just surrender all or most of our troops to the enemy as happened at a place called Dien Bien Fu (hope the name is right)
Also, has anyone considered the possibility that Soros, via Russia and Pakistan are supplying the Taliban and Al Quaeda to just do that agaist us as well?
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mix art)
Stuck_in_CA
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 7:52pmHey DinkyBags, is that a picture of YOU? Eeee-gads. Happy Halloween.
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Posted on October 22, 2010 at 8:02pmWikileaks founder JULIAN “ASS”ANGE Should be shot ‘After His Trial’ for putting not one person in danger, but every Man & Women Overseas in the Military. Obama talked about The New Transparency of the US Government’. He should be 1/10 as Transparent as this Clown. BO is our President.
If Holder doesn’t go after this Guy for Endangering all of our troops and lets the New Black Panthers go we have a Big problem and the Republicans should go after Holder and about 50 other Senators and Congressman..
War is Hell and if any troops did something wrong they should be held to account for it.
Arab news channel Al Jazeera was given early access to the documents and WikiLeaks says it plans to hold a press conference Saturday morning from Europe.
OBAMA, If you care about the Country like you say you do go after this Guy, Julian.
Report Post »I have never met a Julian that I liked.
ron the veteran
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 8:45pmwhy hasnt our boys gone to pick mr leaks up? weve snatched men right under the noses of enemy troops whats so hard about grabbing one little worm from him moms basement? he should be breathing cloraform and waking up in jail with a bad head ache. this punk is getting men killed under the guise of being some kind of hero to the left. its time we started treating the left like the enemys they are…. dont we shoot spys or do we hang them?
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 9:26pmStuck perhaps you’ve not been here long enough so I will repeat. Anyone responding in anyway to Dangling will be moved from posting.
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 10:16pmAs a sister of someone who proudly served in our Army for 14 years, I am so angry about this ignorant release of stolen documents from the Pentagon. Unfortunately under this Liberal President who doesn’t give a hoot about our military and does nothing to stop this release endangering the lives of ever active member serving today! Wilileaks should have charges placed against them for this invasion of our nations’s security! Angry couldn’t begin to describe the disgust I have over this garbage!
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 12:04amSheris you think you’re disgusted now, just wait until the full exposure comes to the light of day. It will make Benedict Arnold look like a hero. I know you don’t beleive me. Just be patient.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on October 22, 2010 at 6:10pmTiming seems conspicuous.
Report Post »Huckabee Gingrich 12
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 12:29amThere’s obviously high level treason going on here.
Stu Pedaso
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 11:09amOverton Window anyone?
Report Post »Its all about the plot. When they want this BS to end it will. But until they collapse our beloved country they will not stop. We must stop them.
Proud American in Buffalo
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 2:57pmSure does. I wonder who sent the order to Mr Assange?? Maybe Spooky Dude or Maybe BHO??
Report Post »Lets call it what it is. An attempt to bring down the Repulican party that was in power when most of this took place.
Bauervision
Posted on October 23, 2010 at 10:38pmHigh level treason, I agree. Who is behind Wikileaks>
Report Post »leftwingpinko
Posted on October 24, 2010 at 8:05amumm sense wikileaks is not based in america and mr assange is not a citizen of america i dont see how you could call this treason. good reporting maybe but not treason. if these are actual facts and figures from our own military i dont see why the uproar. all this is much like the pentagon papers being released and i dont think anybody would dispute that releasing those documents showed the american people what was really going on. just because these figures show that the war is not as bloodless as we would like is no reason to accuse wikileaks of treason.
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