More than 90,000 documents related to the Afghan War were leaked by WikiLeaks.org, which bills itself as a public watchdog site. The same material, which ranges from intel reports on enemy activities to after-action reports of firefights, was given to The New York Times, London’s The Guardian newspaper, and the German magazine Der Spiegel some weeks ago.
Among the more provocative information includes accusations that Pakistan’s intelligence service provided information to the Taliban to aid the Afghan insurgents in fights with American troops. There are also reports of the use of Stinger anti-air missiles to down a U.S. helicopter.
The former head of Pakistan’s intelligence service, Gen. Hamid Gul, denied the reports as, “absolutely and utterly false.”
United States National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones condemned the release of classified documents as “irresponsible” and warned it could put partner organizations and the lives of individuals at risk.
Some respondents have noted many of the documents go back several years and say they no longer reflect the reality of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, although some of the documents are much more recent.
To read a variety of reporting on and responses to the leaked data, here are several links:
Der Spiegel Online International
To see a video that includes clips of an interview with the soldier accused of leaking the documents, who was arrested in May, go to ABC’s News’ Good Morning America.
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July 26th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Kevin Raffay said:
This is like the Pentagon Papers Redux. The details of any war are not pretty.
July 26th, 2010 at 11:46 am