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After initially approving the release of "Operation Dark Heart," a book focused on American intelligence agencies operating in Afghanistan written by former intelligence agent Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, the Pentagon got cold feet and decided to buy all 10,000 copies of its first printing and destroy them. Apparently, some revelations in the book are considered a threat to national security.
"Someone buying 10,000 books to suppress a story in this digital age is ludicrous," said Shaffer, in the wake of the Pentagon's decision.
Shaffer's criticism was proven prescient yesterday, when the whistle-blowing troublemakers at Wikileaks announced they had a copy of "Operation Dark Heart" and presumably were going to release it on the Internet.
"Burn all the books you want, Nazi punks. We already have a copy," read an oddly confrontational tweet from Wikileak's Twitter account.
Maybe Wikileaks founder Julian Assange really does believe the CIA is behind recent charges for sexual assault leveled against him by two women in Sweden.
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Monday 27 September
By Evelyn
This man and his website do need to be stopped. He is a danger to America and every citizen in it. National security does require a price, and if we're not willing to pay that, then we are leaving ourselves open to serious threats.
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Monday 27 September
By volntyr
Yes, National Security does have a price. The cost of killing innocents by US military heliocopters and then covering it up...sounds like National Security to me
Tuesday 28 September
By Debi
I agree that Wikileaks needs to be stoppered. He thinks he's doing the world a favor, but in reality, he's only causing people to get killed. Since he's not a US citizen, the only thing they can do is put pressure on Sweden to shut him down as long as he's posting US classified material. Wouldn't that be considered espionage? I also think that a law needs to be passed that giving information concerning the US Military that hasn't been cleared for classified information would be considered espionage, and that person passing the information could be considered a traitor.
If I was the US, I'd hire the Chinese or Russians to hack him out of existance.
Monday 27 September
By Bill Taylor
Burning 10,000 books! And they thought that would stop it once it hit print!! Sombody here was really stupid and it wasn't the author of the offending book. They initially approved the book, then changed their minds after it went to print. Nation security is very inportant, vitally important, and much to important to be left to idiots who think they can stop the transfer of information (regardless of what that information is) in the age of computers. Someone at National Security did not do their homework!!!
Friday 14 January
By MrMgr
How much you earn by writing these comments? Who pays you?
National security is import ant, but you can make war crimes in the name of NS, Hitler and Stalin did that. Now we know what it all turned out - WW2
Monday 27 September
By Eureka
Way to go wiki, keep up the good work!!!
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Monday 27 September
By Apple
Wow.....wonder how long this dude Julian Assange will live....???????? He seems to be really having some sort of "Charles Bronson "Death Wish"...?????
Those who say this guy is doing such good work, come on really??? Half of a story is never "Good" and those things that happen in "War" can not be measured by peace time ethic's.
Our Countryand Our many Soldiers do what is required to keep us safe! If you wold rather live else where and do not feel that you enjhoy the protection of our United States, than just move!
This WikiLeak site is a full on attack against All American's. Tell me you brainiacs, do you see Wiki Leaks leaking "National Security" information on any other Country? That's a NO! As much as you enjoy reading National secrets (truth be told we all do), but you really need to excercise a greater wisdom of what the goal of WikiLeaks and it's founder are really up to!!!! Don't be such IDIOT's as to cut the hand that feeds and protects you!
Monday 27 September
By dennis richard
Burning books in 2010???
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Monday 27 September
By Apple
True enough but when your in that line of work you get paid handsomly to be used. You either swim or sink based on your own ability and training, so it is what it is!
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Monday 27 September
By Apple
lhvpc.....Now Look In The Mirror...Click Your Heals 3 Times and Say That Again...Lol
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Monday 27 September
By dorothy mcdonald
i would hate to think that this man is really a traitor to america....but he is certainly acting like one...
i was wondering if he is a homosexual and is very angry
with the pentagon for not getting rid of don't ask don't
tell....
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Monday 27 September
By volntyr
Just wondering about how Assange is a traitor to the US when he is not a citizen of the US? And what the hell does his sexual orientation have to do with anything?
Monday 27 September
By Bill Taylor
Dorothy,
Gee whiss, you don't sound paranoid in the least. The big bad perhaps, maybe, could be gay guy has you freightened about national security? Don't blame him, the folks at National Security initially approved the book then changed their mind after it went to print. You're shooting the messenger after calling him names. If it was in print it was on line somewhere and therefore available for anyone to see. Privacy in this country is an illusion and has been for the last 40 years. There is some cold comfort in that, I'm just not sure it's worth the price we pay.
Monday 27 September
By JAKExPIKACHU
HHAHAHAHAHA why do they have a twitter?
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Tuesday 28 September
By ryan
well the government didnt do anything wrong here except trying to protect us the american citizens wikileak needs to be stopped. if people get killed because of wikileaks actions i will take that personally and not lightly
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Monday 27 September
By Sandra
Julian is my hero!
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Monday 27 September
By Apple
Sandra ....Said "Julian is my hero"...... Wow...Really Sandra..???? The other blogger stated that Julian can not be a traitor because he not not an American and he is correct!!!! You on the other hand......"SHAMEFUL"...some people stick to anything that smells!!!!!! What this guy is doing is being arrogant and using his power in a negative way against All American's! How on Earth can someone call him there hero??? Wake up, he is not equally disclosing secrets on every government of every Country including his own, he is Targeting America and American's with his action's disclosing National Security secrets, many I am sure he paid someone a great deal of money for! Do you not have any independant thought or pride in your Country! It is people who think as you do and those who are so money hungrey that sold Julian this information that are the Real Traitors! Julian, is just an Arrogant, Self Absorbed Rich Opportunist Jerk, who is taking advantage of weak American Traitots, who put their bank account before their Country! Julian like most rich arrogant jerks, hides and changes locations frequently, only peaking out for seconds to leak the next tweet!!!! Uhmm....sounds kinda like Osama Bin Laden...hiding changing locations frequently and every now and again releasing a video of hate. Julian is a "Modern Day Information Terrorist"!
Tuesday 28 September
By volntyr
@Apple, While Wikileaks may not be releasing info on every countries "National security secrets", it has released a lot of information concerning other stuff that has been censored such as The Minton Report concerning toxic waste dumping off the Ivory Coast(Trafigura), Iceland banking scandal and the Australian censorship lists.
Monday 27 September
By Jeff
Yes freedom isn't free but how many liberty's are we going to give up. This guy's website has the right to publish the reports. We keep trampeling on the bill of rights and soon we will become a dictatorship. For when we trample on one man's freedom we all suffer. The pentagon has always covered up their mistakes with the all famous " it's a matter of national security". But this guy has to understand that it is best to expose these things after a war is over not while combat operatiions are still going on. Where was the book banned ? on millatary bases or every where? the article dosn't say.
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Wednesday 29 September
By Alpha Star Female
Julian is very dedicated, and I truly admire him for who he is, and what he does. He isn't going to give the "Disney" version of the war, like US propagandists try to do. All the best to him during his journeys and adventures.
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