The Pentagon said Monday it was trying to assess the damage caused by the leak of some 91,000 classified documents on the Afghanistan war.
The documents are described as battlefield reports compiled by various military units that provide an unvarnished look at combat in the past six years, including U.S. frustration over reports Pakistan secretly aided insurgents and civilian casualties at the hand of U.S. troops.
Wikileaks.org, a self-described whistleblower organization, posted 76,000 of the reports to its website Sunday night. The group said it is vetting another 15,000 documents for future release.
Col. Dave Lapan, a Defense Department spokesman, said the military would probably need "days, if not weeks" to review all the documents and determine "the potential damage to the lives of our service members and coalition partners."
The White House says it didn't try to stop news organizations who had access to secret U.S. military documents from publishing reports about the leaks. However, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said it did ask Wikileaks...full story
The documents are described as battlefield reports compiled by various military units that provide an unvarnished look at combat in the past six years, including U.S. frustration over reports Pakistan secretly aided insurgents and civilian casualties at the hand of U.S. troops.
Wikileaks.org, a self-described whistleblower organization, posted 76,000 of the reports to its website Sunday night. The group said it is vetting another 15,000 documents for future release.
Col. Dave Lapan, a Defense Department spokesman, said the military would probably need "days, if not weeks" to review all the documents and determine "the potential damage to the lives of our service members and coalition partners."
The White House says it didn't try to stop news organizations who had access to secret U.S. military documents from publishing reports about the leaks. However, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said it did ask Wikileaks...full story
Intro by Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times
According to the man who claims a U.S. Army specialist approached him in order to publicize over 90,000 pieces of classified information, he did not act alone. Officials believe the Army soldier is responsible for one of the most massive intelligence breaches in U.S. history.
In an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America" Monday, computer hacker Adrian Lamo said, "I do not believe Private Manning had the technical expertise necessary to communicate this amount of information to the outside world without being detected and I don't believe that he operated without guidance."
Lamo said he was contacted by someone calling themselves "Bradass87" allegedly specialist Brad Manning....Full article
US condemns leak of classified Afghan war military documents
92,000 Reports Leaked, Thousands More to Come
So far, the 90,000 classified documents already published online reveal six years of the American militarys efforts in Afghanistan.
The documents give a detailed, blunt view about everything from civilian casualties to enemy missile strikes. They also reveal detailed reports that Pakistan's military spy agency, ISI, is guiding the very insurgent network in Afghanistan that the Americans are trying to defeat, despite the billions of dollars the U.S. has given to Pakistan in aid -- including an additional $500 million Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced last week....continued
In an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America" Monday, computer hacker Adrian Lamo said, "I do not believe Private Manning had the technical expertise necessary to communicate this amount of information to the outside world without being detected and I don't believe that he operated without guidance."
Lamo said he was contacted by someone calling themselves "Bradass87" allegedly specialist Brad Manning....Full article
US condemns leak of classified Afghan war military documents
92,000 Reports Leaked, Thousands More to Come
So far, the 90,000 classified documents already published online reveal six years of the American militarys efforts in Afghanistan.
The documents give a detailed, blunt view about everything from civilian casualties to enemy missile strikes. They also reveal detailed reports that Pakistan's military spy agency, ISI, is guiding the very insurgent network in Afghanistan that the Americans are trying to defeat, despite the billions of dollars the U.S. has given to Pakistan in aid -- including an additional $500 million Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced last week....continued
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