The self-described whistleblower website, WikiLeaks, will release as many as 400,000 sensitive military documents on the U.S. mission in Iraq as early as next week.
Needless to say, the Pentagon is bracing itself for a potentially explosive release.
On Friday, the Associated Press covered an August 16 letter signed by Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, that stated the July posting of tens of thousands of secret Afghan war logs by the WikiLeaks website compromised no sensitive intelligence sources or practices.
However, Gates said that the disclosure of the names of Afghans who cooperated with the U.S. put them in danger, and would probably cause significant harm to U.S. national security interests.
That conclusion differs significantly from the hysterical reaction, back in July, when Washington insiders declared that the organization had blood on its hands for disclosing secrets that would put Americans in harm’s way.
With that said, it’s anyone’s guess what will come of this the tale of the tape in Iraq. Questions about Iran’s role in the insurgency, hidden details surrounding the Abu Ghraib scandal, the hundreds and thousands of missing persons lost to ethnic cleansing,
Make no mistake – WikiLeaks makes no bones about its staunchly antiwar agenda. Their Afghan release drew a hesitant response from most Americans. The reality of war in Iraq may not elicit such ambivalence.
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