Posted on 07/25/2010 2:51:21 PM PDT by kristinn
Read reports on the files at:
Intro by Der Spiegel:
Close to 92,000 US documents have been uncovered that shed new light on the war in Afghanistan. In an unprecedented development, close to 92,000 classified documents pertaining to the war in Afghanistan have been leaked. SPIEGEL, the New York Times and the Guardian have analyzed the raft of mostly classified documents. They expose the true scale of the Western military deployment -- and the problems beleaguering Germany's Bundeswehr in the Hindu Kush.
A total of 91,731 reports from United States military databanks relating to the war in Afghanistan are to be made publicly available on the Internet. Never before has it been possible to compare the reality on the battlefield in such a detailed manner with what the US Army propaganda machinery is propagating. WikiLeaks plans to post the documents, most of which are classified, on its website.
Britain's Guardian newspaper, the New York Times and SPIEGEL have all vetted the material and compared the data with independent reports. All three media have concluded that the documents are authentic and provide an unvarnished image of the war in Afghanistan -- from the perspective of the soldiers who are fighting it.
The reports, from troops engaged in the ongoing combat, were tersely summarized and quickly dispatched. For the most part, they originate from sergeants -- but some have been penned by the occasional lieutenant at a command post or ranking analysts with the military intelligence service.
In a statement to Der Spiegel, Obama National Security Council spokesman Ben Rhodes blamed President George W. Bush:
... It is important to note that the time period reflected in the documents is January 2004 to December 2009. The war in Afghanistan was under-resourced for many years. ... On Dec. 1, 2009, President Obama announced a new strategy and new resources for Afghanistan and Pakistan precisely because of the grave situation.
The General classifies 92,000 documents all by himself? Busy guy.
Incidentally, the right leaning Guardian ran with this as well.
Oh come on. This cannot be the first time you've seen trolls on FR.
One of them signed up a year ago. The other signed up a week ago. Between the two of them, their posting history is a quick read. They're both obvious trolls beginning with their first posts and continuing onward.
The one that signed up a year ago has a very interesting posting history. It has taken the liberal stance in nearly every post. It even went so far as to claim Hitler was the man that God intended him to be and "there was nothing particularly evil about him." Those statements are perfectly aligned with the troll's other anti-Semitic and anti-Christian remarks.
Still curious about anyone who’s read the documents and can illustrate which ones in particular will put a “grave threat to our troops”...
Or, do people want to keep making blanketed statements without providing examples, just like their fellow Obummer supporters who cry racism anytime someone doesn’t tow the line?
You’re right of course. Thanks for the shot of reality.
Incase anyone’s interested in knowing, I fully support prosecution and even hanging/gasing/firing squad/etc for spreading secrets that show troop movements, plans for attack, etc etc. I just don’t see any in these in what I’ve read.
So far, however, I’ve only seen “hang ‘em high” comments and Troofer-esque conspiracy theories of the Pentagon/WH/Congress being directly responsible for the leaks.
Not interested.
Should we run all crimes through you to determine if they were really a crime?
Your call. Could explain the Rambo like attitude towards this and an unwillingness to debate particulars. Should we run all crimes through you to determine if they were really a crime?
That's not my responsibility alone, it's the American peoples' as a whole assuming you believe we live in a free republic (interesting that it's the name of the website as well! :-) ).
So did you join just to be a troll? What are your other screen names that you use?
It took you this long to change the subject? Try and focus on what we were talking about just a moment ago. ADHD is indeed curable with modern medicine.
NOTE The following text is a quote:
http://www.defense.gov//News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=60189
Obama: Issues in Leaked Documents Led to Review
By Lisa Daniel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2010 – President Barack Obama today issued his first comments on WikiLeaks’ release of Afghanistan war documents, saying he is concerned about the leaks, but that they don’t reveal any new issues.
“While I’m concerned about the disclosure of sensitive information from the battlefield that could potentially jeopardize individuals or operations,” Obama said, “the fact is that these documents don’t reveal any issues that haven’t already informed our public debate on Afghanistan. Indeed, they point to the same challenges that led me to conduct an extensive review last fall.”
The president made the comments from the White House Rose Garden after meeting with members of the House and Senate on a variety of issues, including Afghanistan war funding, job creation, and energy policy.
WikiLeaks, a whistleblower Web site, created controversy July 25 by posting more than 90,000 secret military reports from Afghanistan.
Obama said the period covered in the reports – from January 2004 to December 2009 – show shortcomings in U.S. policy in Afghanistan that led to his review last fall and his decision to increase U.S. troop strength there by 30,000.
“For seven years we failed to implement a strategy adequate to the challenge in this region,” Obama said today. “That’s why we substantially increased our commitment there, and insisted on” the cooperation of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Obama said he hoped the House would vote today to support funding for the war in Afghanistan, which the Senate approved unanimously last week.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2560042/posts
EDITORIAL: Leaking death - Wikileaks is putting American troops in danger
THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | July 26, 2010 | WASHINGTON TIMES
Posted on July 27, 2010 4:24:40 PM PDT by Iam1ru1-2
MugshotWikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a press conference in London on Monday, July 26, 2010, during which he said he believes there is evidence of war crimes in the thousands of pages of leaked U.S. military documents relating to the war in Afghanistan.
The Wikileaks release of 92,000 mostly secret documents on the Afghanistan War has produced no bombshell revelations, but it has revealed the dangers of the “open government” movement. The main impact of the document dump may be to teach the enemy how better to kill our fighting forces.
Reporters are naturally trying to find scandal in the massive document trove, but these are not the Pentagon Papers. Not all secret documents have news value or historical importance. Most of the 92,000 records - in fact, almost all of them - have no news value. Several thousand are unclassified or the classification is not noted, and the highest classification appears to be “secret,” which is about at the level of detail and significance of most news reports.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2560184/posts
Leaked War Files Expose Identities of Afghan Informants
UK Times via Fox News ^ | July 27, 2010 | Not Stated
Posted on July 27, 2010 8:34:39 PM PDT by SmartInsight
Hundreds of Afghan lives have been put at risk by the leaking of 90,000 intelligence documents to WikiLeaks because the files identify informants working with NATO forces.
In just two hours of searching the WikiLeaks archive, The Times of London found the names of dozens of Afghans credited with providing detailed intelligence to U.S. forces. Their villages are given for identification and also, in many cases, their fathers’ names.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Yes, that could kill two patriotic birds with one stone.
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The main impact of the document dump may be to teach the enemy how better to kill our fighting forces.
That's long been the goal of the left. It's the main reason they defend this leak.
Hundreds of Afghan lives have been put at risk by the leaking of 90,000 intelligence documents to WikiLeaks because the files identify informants working with NATO forces.
In just two hours of searching the WikiLeaks archive, The Times of London found the names of dozens of Afghans credited with providing detailed intelligence to U.S. forces. Their villages are given for identification and also, in many cases, their fathers’ names.
The "anti-war" crowd loves to help shed the blood of America and her allies. I use quotes, because they aren't truly anti-war. If they were, they wouldn't be waging war against us.
You’re welcome BykrBayb.
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