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WikiLeaks has released a document set called the Afghan War Diary (AWD), an extraordinary compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.
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Afghan War Diary, 2004-2010 - WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks has released a document set called the Afghan War Diary (AWD), an extraordinary compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.
The reports, while written by soldiers and intelligence officers mainly describing lethal military actions involving the United States military, also include intelligence information, reports of meetings with political figures, and related detail.
The document collection will shortly be available on a dedicated webpage.
The reports cover most units from the US Army with the exception of most US Special Forces' activities. The reports do not generally cover top-secret operations or European and other ISAF Forces operations.
We have delayed the release of some 15,000 reports from the total archive as part of a harm minimization process demanded by our source. After further review, these reports will be released, with occasional redactions, and eventually, in full, as the security situation in Afghanistan permits.
The wiki guy
Afghan leak: Wikileaks Julian Assange tells all - Channel 4 News
The guy who apparently leaked it all......does his mum know he's out
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- 26-07-2010, 02:06 #2Ah yes--that wholly apolitical and neutral crusader Mr. Assange. We are indeed fortunate to have such a dedicated man looking out for us.
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- 26-07-2010, 02:08 #3
Like or lump his politics try sticking 91,000 after action reports back in the box!!!
You'd be wise getting yourself a very thick pair of asbestos oven glovesLast edited by thegimp; 26-07-2010 at 02:10.
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- 26-07-2010, 02:17 #4 Originally Posted by thegimp
Not my problem any more-I just hope it doesn't help Terry too much but for some reason I doubt Mr. Assange and his supporters are all that worried about that. "A democracy cannot survive as a permanent form of government. It can last only until its citizens discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority (who vote) will vote for those candidates promising the greatest benefits from the public purse, with the result that a democracy will always collapse from loose fiscal policies, always followed by a dictatorship." Lord Thomas MacCauley 1857
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You know, I read the story about this kid that leaked the information. Some people think he's a hero. I think he's a moron. You want people to know, fine. Take the information, secure it, put it away until *after* the goddamn war is over and don't spill it during ongoing operations.
I would think that treason may be a good charge for what he did, or espionage for that matter. Either way, I think they are going to send a strong signal to anyone else thinking of doing what that kid did.Three things generally happen when you meet someone unlike yourself:
1. We try to clone them and make them like us.
2. We reject them and push them away.
3. We find common ground and a place of agreement.
Yet in all three we assert one fundamental concept, that we are right.
What if when we encounter someone unlike us we seek to see ourselves through their eyes and become open to the possibility that we are wrong?
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He's Australian...I don't think you can pin a treason charge on him. Originally Posted by ghost_us 
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He's crossed the line this time.
It's not just a matter of leaking 'sensational' gunship vid, this has a direct effect on opsec.
There should be a legal way of extraditing him stateside.
Also, there should be a way in which the newly announced cyber command can shut down his servers in Scandinavia.
The only useful outcome could be a more balanced & tougher approach with ISI.
DC can no longer credibly deny what has been a dysfunctional relationship since the early 80s.The Dogs bark, but the Caravan moves on...
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Yet another parallel with the Vietnam War: disillusioned functionaries leaking material.
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In that case, summary execution will do. Originally Posted by petergriffen
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Very true… Originally Posted by Pigshyt_Freeman Think of a herd of cats briefly all moving in the same direction due to a random quantum fluctuation...
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