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August 6, 2010

Pentagon Demands WikiLeaks Return Afghan War Docs
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The Pentagon is demanding the whistleblower website Wiki Leaks hand over
its entire cache of classified military documents on the Afghan war and
erase those it’s already released. Wiki Leaks has said it still has
15,000 documents on top of the 76,000 it disclosed last month. Pentagon
spokesperson Geoff Morrell called on Wiki Leaks to "do the right thing"
and return the documents in full.

Geoff Morrell: "Wiki Leaks’s public disclosure last week of a large
number of our documents has already threatened the safety of our troops,
our allies and Afghan citizens who are working with us to help bring
about peace and stability in that part of the world. Public disclosure
of additional Defense Department classified information can only make
the damage worse. The only acceptable course is for Wiki Leaks to take
steps immediately to return all versions of all of these documents to
the US government and permanently delete them from its website,
computers and records."

In a response on its Twitter page, Wiki Leaks commented, "Obnoxious
Pentagon spokesperson issues formal threat against Wiki Leaks: Destroy
everything, or else."



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