Is WikiLeaks a Security Threat?
Video of Iraqi Journalists’ Killings: Is WikiLeaks a Security Threat? – Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor.
A 2008 report by the U.S. Army suggests that WikiLeaks, which on Tuesday published a video that shows U.S. forces apparently killing two Iraqi journalists, could be a threat to national security. The website has released sensitive information in the past, the report notes.
The U.S. military has been warily watching for several years the group that released on Monday a graphic video showing a US helicopter apparently killing two Iraqi journalists from Reuters in a Baghdad suburb in 2007.
WikiLeaks.org, the organization in question, is a small nonprofit dedicated to publishing classified information from around the world. In 2008, a classified report from the Army Counterintelligence Center judged that WikiLeaks “represents a potential force protection, counterintelligence, operational security (OPSEC) and information security (INFOSEC) threat to the U.S. Army.” …
More at The Christian Science Monitor and:
Leaked Video Shows U.S. Attack in Iraq that Allegedly Killed Journalists – VOA
Video Shows U.S. Killing of Reuters Employees – New York Times
Leaked Footage Shows Iraq Journalists Killed by U.S. Gunships – The Times
Military Shooting of Reuters Men Online – The Australian
Calls for Inquiry into Attack on Iraqi Civilians – Daily Telegraph
Iraqi Journalists Want Probe of Taped U.S. Shooting – Associated Press
Iraq Video Brings Notice to a Web Site – New York Times
‘Collateral Murder’ in Baghdad Anything But – Weekly Standard
N.Y. Times, Weekly Standard Join in a Falsehood – Salon
Why “COIN for Aviators” is so Important – Wings Over Iraq
U.S. Army Killings in Iraq: Collateral Murder? – Captain’s Journal
The Wikileaks Video – Blackfive
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