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WikiLeaks to publish new documents

The online whistle-blower WikiLeaks said it will continue to publish more secret files from governments around the world despite U.S. demands to cancel plans to release classified military documents.

Senh: Again, I'm siding with the government here. These documents haven't revealed anything out of the ordinary about the Afghan War. Why continue to post them and help our enemies. Certain things, like Google's search algorithm, you just gotta hide and protect from your enemies. But then again, it's our fault for leaking those documents.

6 Americans among 10 charity workers killed in Taliban ambush

The medical team had been providing eye care to villagers in a remote area of northern Afghanistan. Insurgents claim responsibility for one of the worst attacks on civilians in the war.

Pakistan's Zardari says war with Taliban being lost

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari warned that the international community was losing the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to an interview published on Tuesday.

WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally: Robert Gates

WikiLeaks is at least morally guilty over the release of classified U.S. documents on the Afghan war, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday, as investigators broaden their probe of the leak.

Senh: I'm all for government transparency, but certain things, like these secret documents from the Afghan War, you just gotta keep safe from other countries.

WikiLeaks founder fires back at Gates

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday he was disappointed by criticism from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates over the release of about 75,000 pages of U.S. documents related to the war in Afghanistan.

Evidence Ties Manning to Afghan Leaks

Investigators have found concrete evidence linking Pfc. Bradley Manning with the leak of classified Afghanistan war reports, a defense official said.

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House approves $37B for Afghanistan and Iraq war spending

The House approved Tuesday the spending of an additional $37 billion on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, overcoming the opposition of some congressional Democrats who have concluded that the Afghan conflict is unwinnable.

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Pentagon: Leaked Afghan reports are not top-secret

American officials from the president down tried to downplay the leak of thousands of Afghan war documents.

Afghan Officials Report 52 Civilians Dead in NATO Strike

The American military has not yet confirmed the deaths from Friday’s strike. It would be the worst civilian toll in an attack in almost a year.

5 Biggest Revelations of Wikileaks Documents

Six years' worth of secret U.S. documents relating to the war in Afghanistan have been released by Wikileaks, an Iceland-based website that collects and distributes such information. Some news organizations were given the tens of thousands of ...
documents several weeks early so that they could sift through the files
and prepare their coverage. The revelations are sure to spark wide
debate about the U.S.

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