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    Sunday, October 17, 2010

    Will WikiLeaks Release
    Iraq Secret Documents?

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

    Will WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange release secret U.S. documents about the Iraq war?

    Do you know what burns my bacon? That WikiLeaks
    WikiLeaks Web site     is allegedly going to release top secret U.S. documents about the Iraq war, possibly today.

    “WikiLeaks is believed to be preparing to release around 400,000 classified Pentagon documents on the Iraq war this week, the Associated Foreign Press reported Friday.
    The release, which could come as early as Sunday, will be the whistleblower Web site’s largest publication of classified materials to date, far exceeding its release in July of 77,000 U.S. military documents on the war in Afghanistan,reported FOX News
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    And the release of the July documents sent many military officials into a tailspin because of fears that U.S. troops, allies, and “cooperative Afghan nationals” — Afghans who ended their relationships with the Taliban much like Hollywood couples — would face deadly consequences by the hands of the Taliban.

    Yes, there has been a debate over whether or not the Taliban has retaliated against those in the released documents, however WikiLeaks needs to be more responsible when it comes to airing out the U.S. government’s dirty laundry.

    And now with more documents that may or may not be released regarding the Iraq war, it’s fair to say that the odds are greater that there will probably be much deadlier consequences than the Afghanistan files.

    The U.S. government needs to crackdown on whistleblowers and Benedict Arnolds, but at the same time the government needs to quietly investigate allegations of U.S. troop misconduct and severely punish those found guilty. Once the war is over and there will be no death penalty to our troops, allies, and innocent people, then the government can release cases of transgressions.

    Meanwhile, WikiLeaks can do this country a real service if it released documents on who killed JFK and what really happened during the 1947 Roswell U.F.O. crash.


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    Josh1GT wrote on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010 - 08:50 pm Website
    I think that one of the finer points that everyone is missing here as well is that, contrary to the mythical view that people sometimes tend to have of the U.S. government, they, like all other governments, harbor a variety of "state secrets" necessary to their correct functioning. Yes, I realize that the ideal is that the American people live in a democracy that is completely transparent. However, the reality is that the public simply doesn't need to know and/or can't be told about certain matters of state, especially when those things concern military matters.

    However, at the same time, at times our government draws that line of what to keep secret too much in a closed direction. It's a difficult matter.


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