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2010-08-02 Afghanistan

US trying to shield Afghans named in leak: Mullen

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Posted by Steve White 2010-08-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Thank God.

I wonder who directed the Pentagon to do this, or if they took it upon themselves.

Posted by gorb 2010-08-02 01:08|| 2010-08-02 01:08|| Front Page Top

#2 I wonder what US troops who are currently working with Afghans & trying to secure their cooperation think of the Wikileaks disclosures. Think it affects their morale?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-02 01:18|| 2010-08-02 01:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe the Aussie troops could be tasked with taking care of those whose identities were revealed. At the end of their stint in the military, I'm sure they'd be real happy to stop by Ass-hang's house and have a little chat with him.

Posted by gorb 2010-08-02 01:54|| 2010-08-02 01:54|| Front Page Top

#4 IIRC, something like this happened in South Vietnam, also, and several hundred people were rounded up and shot after the South fell. The donks are doing everything in their power to turn Afghanistan into another Vietnam. If Manning really did "leak" the documents "outing" those Afghanis that are helping us, he should be hung with a slow rope. I hope there's a hacker out there that will take on Wikileaks and ensure it never works again.

Some people think we have too much classified material - including me. That doesn't mean it should be deliberately spread across the world on the Internet. When you put the lives of others in jeopardy, you need to pay a stiff price. There were enough clues available about Manning to know he shouldn't have been trusted with classified material. The Army needs to look into that part of this fiasco, and tighten up their rules.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-08-02 12:43|| 2010-08-02 12:43|| Front Page Top

#5 OP, I don't think the North Vietnamese were very particular about who they rounded up and shot in the south.
When I was at Navy OCS in 1970, there were a group of Vietnamese office candidates. They had special classes to teach them how to run the river boats, etc. I sometimes wonder how many of them are alive today. I remember hearing stories about how the Communists were rounding up any officers - and their wives - and shooting them.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2010-08-02 22:13|| 2010-08-02 22:13|| Front Page Top

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