Added: Jul 30, 2010

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(composite video) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange responds to criticisms about the release of Afghan war files..... incl. comparison with Israeli IDF soldiers' covert reports on Gaza invasion..... "Breaking the silence" @ 3.40+ *Why NATO Should Withdraw from Afghanistan - It is difficult for politicians to admit they were wrong. But when it comes to Afghanistan, the consequences of not doing so could be high. It is time for the West to cut its losses and withdraw. The most difficult thing to do in politics is to change course -- admitting that everything that was right yesterday is wrong today. It is a particularly challenging maneuver when the decision is between war and peace.... http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,708850,00.html *War Logs Spark German Debate on Afghanistan Conflict - The publication of the Afghanistan war logs by WikiLeaks has sparked a new debate about Germany's involvement in the conflict. The Social Democrats are threatening to withhold support for an extension of the German mission's mandate if the government does not provide answers about alleged wrongdoings revealed in the secret reports. Speaking to SPIEGEL about the publication of the Afghanistan war logs, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said the material "will change the opinion of people in positions of political and diplomatic influence." In Germany, at least, his prediction appears to be coming true..... http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,708880,00.html *Washington's Hidden Enemy - Logs Suggest Pakistani Intelligence Controls Course of War - Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI, appears frequently in the war logs obtained by WikiLeaks. They suggest that even as Pakistan served as an ally to the United States, it was still secretly helping the Taliban in its insurgency in Afghanistan. The documents also suggest a major role is played by former ISI chief Hamid Gul. Editor's note: The following article is an excerpt from this week's SPIEGEL cover story. The facts in the story come from a database of almost 92,000 American military reports on the state of the war in Afghanistan that were obtained by the WikiLeaks website. Britain's Guardian newspaper, the New York Times and SPIEGEL have all vetted the material and reported on the contents in articles that have been researched independently of each other. All three media sources have concluded that the documents are authentic and provide an unvarnished image of the war in Afghanstan -- from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground..... http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,708887,00.html WikiLeaks has released a document set called the Afghan War Diary http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Afghan_War_Diary,_2004-2010 WikiLeaks today released over 75,000 secret US military reports covering the war in Afghanistan http://wardiary.wikileaks.org/ WikiLeaks founder defends released Afghan war files http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/wikileaks-founder-defends-released-afghan-war-files-20100729-10x8r.html SYDNEY: Australia has ordered an internal defence inquiry into thousands of leaked US military documents relating to the Afghan war to see whether they posed a risk to operations. Prime Minister Julia Gillard, whose govt has some 1,550 soldiers in the troubled country, said she was concerned about what she called a national security-style material leak.... http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\07\28\story_28-7-2010_pg7_36 Wikileaks Afghanistan: former Pakistani general blames US for war leak Hamid Gul, a former Pakistan general accused of helping the Taliban, says United States orchestrated the mass leak of war files to scapegoat him for its imminent withdrawal from Afghanistan.... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7914003/Wikileaks-Afghanistan-former-Pakistani-general-blames-US-for-war-leak.html Pentagon warns of fallout from leak of war files — The Pentagon's top officials are warning that the leak of some 91,000 secret war files has put U.S. troops and Afghan informants at risk. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday told reporters that the U.S. had a "moral responsibility" to protect any individuals who might be in danger. He also said the military was reviewing its rules for safeguarding classified information..... http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gG4K8KPIJNxykFgxOpbClNJYQo9gD9H8TGAO0

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