Yet another leak of Afgan war details...

[Mahone]

BBC News - 'Hidden US Afghan war details' revealed by Wikileaks

'Hidden US Afghan war details' revealed by Wikileaks

More than 90,000 leaked US military records have been published on the website Wikileaks, reportedly revealing hidden details of the Afghanistan war.

Three major news publications which have been shown the documents say they include unreported killings of Afghan civilians.

The huge cache of classified papers is described as one of the biggest leaks in US military history.

The White House has condemned the leaks as "irresponsible".

Edited July 26, 2010 by Mahone

[marshac]

Seems to me like an informed populace is the cornerstone to a successful democracy or republic.... oh wait.... it all makes sense now

[Mahone]

More info: BBC News - US says Wikileaks could 'threaten national security'

[Just_A_Guy]

Is this more stuff that they got from Bradley Manning, I wonder?

[pam]

Makes you wonder doesn't it?

[marshac]

I have a problem with "leaking" strategic information and am not sure how it differs from treason- I do have a problem with suppressing the true cost of wars we chose to engage in simply for political purposes.

[NeuroTypical]

Thumb drives are amazing things.

[Moksha]

Revealing blunders could affect somebodies security, but more likely on a career military or contracted level rather than anything national.

[Just_A_Guy]

It will be ironic indeed if these disclosures ultimately force the President's hand into a full-fledged occupation of Pakistan. Or if they wreck our working relationship to the point that the President has to ultimately pull us out of what he and the rest of his party always maintained was the "good war"

[crazypotato]

Aren't some leaks on purpose to manipulate the media?

[Moksha]

wrong place.

[Hemidakota]

7/29/2010: Breaking News: Wall Street Journal Reports Investigators Have Linked GI to Leak of Classified Afghan War Documents

Wall Street Journal reports that investigators have found concrete evidence linking Pfc. Bradley Manning with leak of classified Afghanistan war documents

[NeuroTypical]

Aren't some leaks on purpose to manipulate the media?

A better way to put it: People in a position of power try to manipulate public thought in various ways. The media is one tool they use. A "leak" is one method of employing that tool.

[Mahone]

Interestingly, on the wikileaks page regarding this, a new encrypted file has been posted called "insurance". See for yourself: Afghan War Diary, 2004-2010 - WikiLeaks

Potentially posted as insurance, in case anything happens to wikileaks or the founder? The file is heavily encrypted. Maybe a key will be released to decrypt the file if such a situation occurs... sounds a bit like Dan Browns Digital Fortress.

See here for more info: Wikileaks Afghan War Diary Mirror

[HoosierGuy]

So what did we learn from the leaks? The war is going bad in Afghanistan. The sad thing is, the will prosecute the people behind the leak with all they got. But that still will not change the outcome of this war. We are losing with no direction. It proves that existentialism is true - hell is on earth. We are in with Saudi Arabia but they produce radical anti-American Muslims. We are supposedly allies with Pakistan but their government seems full of people who are against us. We are loyally bound to a country, Israel, who is hated by all the other countries in the area. What a mess. Like computer and home entertainment electrical cords all tangled together making one big knot.