Defense Dept "demands" Wikileaks return files
Summary
The U.S. Defense Department formally demands that Wikileaks return all classified military records, and leaves open what might happen to the group's principals if they refuse.
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The U.S. Defense Department on Thursday formally demanded that Wikileaks return all military records that it possesses, saying they are the "property of the U.S. government."
Geoff Morrell, the department's press secretary, said that the military "demands that Wikileaks return immediately to the U.S. government all versions of documents obtained directly or indirectly from the Department of Defense databases or records" and permanently delete them.
In addition, Morrell said, the Wikileaks.org Web site "constitutes a brazen solicitation to U.S. government officials, including our military, to break the law" by claiming that leaking confidential or classified information is legal.
For more on this story, read Defense Dept "demands" Wikileaks return files on CNET News.
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The law
Well, IMHO, the US government has not shown a particularly high regard for its own laws. Is this the pot calling the kettle black? Maybe this is the real problem. If the US government had clean hands, maybe the risks of leaking would be substantially reduced.
Economister6th Aug 2010 -
outcome
I wonder how many lives will be lost & saved because of these leaks. I suspect there will be some of both, but by helping bring these pointless occupations to an end earlier, the net effect will probably be lives saved. Good work, Wikileaks.
gary
gdstark136th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
@gdstark13
You really don't care which lives are lost and saved, do you?
I say we pull the troops out and nuke the place from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
hiraghm@...8th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
@hiraghm@...
> You really don't care which lives are lost and saved, do you?
What is the difference between an afghan's life and yours? When you were born you could choose the place of birth?
> I say we pull the troops out and nuke the place from orbit.
And then? Who's next? The world is full of bloodthirsty monsters. My suggestion: Nuke the whole world! It's the only way to be sure. Or better pull the troops out and nuke yourself, from orbit or from where you want!
VMeier9th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
What makes you think these leaks will shorten any "occupations" and which "occupations" are you referring to?
brichter6th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
@brichter
Just a hunch on my part. Which occupations? Iraq & Afghanistan. Unless the populace explicitly votes to have you there, it's an occupation.
garygdstark136th Aug 2010 -
Tell Al Queda that
Next time they decide to pop in...
ahh so6th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
ahh so,
it's not so easy when you're not dealing with a democracy. You can't punish an entire population for the crimes of a few. That's not the rule of law. And there's that other little problem - it DOESN'T WORK.
garygdstark138th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
@gdstark13
Then it's not occupations.hiraghm@...8th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
@gdstark13
Well you should have told the Taliban to turn over Osama & his crew when they had they chance.
Now they get to pay the price.ahh so9th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
ahh so,
"They" get to pay the price? Who specifically? Every man, woman, and child in the country? Even those that had nothing to do with it? Even those born after 9/11?
garygdstark139th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
@gdstark13
Yeah but I don't really give a_sh!t about them. So there.ahh so9th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
ahh so,
You can't argue with that sort of [il]logic, so I won't try.
garygdstark1310th Aug 2010 -
Good idea
@gdstark13
Good boy. Now why don't you run along and go save the world, ok?ahh so10th Aug 2010 -
RE: Defense Dept
What good does it do if they are already released and photocopied thousands of times, they are also likely be getting back a photocopied version! Maybe they want to scan for finger prints.
m3kw96th Aug 2010
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