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Wikileaks posts Iraqi Classified material

bobblepuzzle · 2010-10-22 23:06:05

Story here: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/10/22/wikileaks.iraq/index.html?hpt=T1 Anyone else think that this is dangerous material in the wrong hands... and that stuff should be kept secret?

23-10-2010 12:06am

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Story here:

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/10/22/wikileaks.iraq/index.html?hpt=T1

Anyone else think that this is dangerous material in the wrong hands... and that stuff should be kept secret?

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#2 23-10-2010 12:08am

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Dunno, don't care.

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#3 23-10-2010 12:08am

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056068804

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#4 23-10-2010 12:09am

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I feel like taking a leak right now.

All over this fcuking PC!

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#5 23-10-2010 12:50am

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boring

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#6 23-10-2010 12:57am

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Iraq is deeply uninteresting. Doubt there'll be any takers for this 'classified material' -what'll it say? Iraq is miserable, it's next door to Iran. Don't go there on holidays. /leak

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#7 23-10-2010 12:58am

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The more transparency the better imo

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#8 23-10-2010 12:58am

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This all smacks of stable door horse bolted!

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#9 23-10-2010 1:00am

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"Howye women, what's the craic in Iraq?"

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#10 23-10-2010 1:34am

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liah wrote: »

The more transparency the better imo

Easy for you to say when you're not in the HMMWV.

NTM

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#11 23-10-2010 1:51am

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Manic Moran wrote: »

Easy for you to say when you're not in the HMMWV.

NTM

:looks at posters mod title:

whats that? Her Majesties Mad War Vandetta

Now That Matters??

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#12 23-10-2010 2:03am

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Manic Moran wrote: »

Easy for you to say when you're not in the HMMWV.

NTM

Easy for the guy in the hummwv to say while he's shooting a 50 cal weapon at people in rags.

The information has been deadly in the hands of the Americans, they have little to lose by having it released

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#13 23-10-2010 2:12am

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When is BoardsLeaks happening?

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#14 23-10-2010 2:27am

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gurramok wrote: »

When is BoardsLeaks happening?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsd741kDoA

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#15 23-10-2010 2:40am

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ScumLord wrote: »

Easy for the guy in the hummwv to say while he's shooting a 50 cal weapon at people in rags.

Here's the deal. If Wikileaks have gained access to a document which shows illegal activity, then I can see them releasing that document. It's far less controversial. Releasing 400,000 documents, 99% of which are routine operations does nothing to redress unlawful deaths, and instead puts at risk people who have just been trying to fight the war as best they can. Wikileaks gets their 'justice' met, (with the benefit of focusing on the issues), and the risks to anyone else are minimised.

NTM

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#16 23-10-2010 3:03am

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They will probably cause the deaths of innocent people because of this. It is hard to say how many. I hope for the sake of their conscience that no one will die.

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#17 23-10-2010 3:04am

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Manic Moran wrote: »

Here's the deal. If Wikileaks have gained access to a document which shows illegal activity, then I can see them releasing that document. It's far less controversial. Releasing 400,000 documents, 99% of which are routine operations does nothing to redress unlawful deaths, and instead puts at risk people who have just been trying to fight the war as best they can. Wikileaks gets their 'justice' met, (with the benefit of focusing on the issues), and the risks to anyone else are minimised.

NTM

Actually a lot of the documents are related to stuff like this:

Seeing as troops are being withdrawn and PSD involvement is being ramped up I think it's entirely justified. These PSDs are a threat to enlisted men as they are feeding the hatred of coalition troops in Iraq.

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