It was several days after the previously reported Monday release, and earlier than some more recent indications, but WikiLeaks finally released its 391,832 “war logs” files from the Iraqi War. As with the previous leak, The Guardian was at the forefront with a major, well-organized web release.
The document dump is by far the largest release of classified war documents in American history, and centers around field reports detailing civilian killings, friendly fire incidents, and killings of insurgents who were trying to surrender.
The documents revealed 15,000 previously unreported killings, and underscored that the military actually had been keeping track of civilian deaths, despite claims that no such counts were being made.
Another major revelation surrounded a standing order that existed ordering US military personnel not to investigate the rampant torture by Iraqi security forces. Officials had pled ignorance about what Iraqi officials were doing to detainees but the ignorance was “by design.” Al-Jazeera reported that the order not to probe the torture came from Gen. Sanchez.
According to WikiLeaks’ twitter, the documents were made available in advance to “TBIJ, IBC, Guardian, Spiegel, NYT, Le Monde, Al Jazeera, Chan4, SVT, CNN, BBC,” all of which are expected to release coverage related to it. Al-Jazeera is running an hour-long special beginning at 5:00 PM Eastern. Below is a list of the coverage so far from these sites, more will be added as they are available.
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The interactive: Every death mapped
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The story: How US ignored torture
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The deaths: 15,000 previously unlisted
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Grim toll at Iraq’s checkpoints
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Men who tried to surrender killed
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‘No further action’ – US order on abuse
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How friendly fire became routine
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No answer for deaths of journalists
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Apache helicopters kill 14 civilians
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Serial abuse by coalition troops
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Civilians in the crossfire
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Crazy Horse’ and collateral damage
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Reports Detail Iran Aid to Iraq Militias
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Civilians Paid War’s Heaviest Toll
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WikiLeaks Iraq FAQs: What the Logs Really Say
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Beaten, Shocked, Eyes Gouged: Iraq Abuse, Wikileaked
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Iraq War Logs: Wikileaks V Washington
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Iraq War Logs: Seven Killed, Including Two Children, by Marines ‘Speeding Towards’ Checkpoint
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Iraq War Logs: 200 Bullets Fired by Soldiers at Speeding Vehicle Kills Parents and Wounds Their Two Children
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Chemical Weapons, Iranian Agents and Massive Death Tolls Exposed in Wikileaks
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Iraq War Logs: UN Calls on Obama to Investigate Human Rights Abuses
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Wikileaks: Iraq War Logs Claim British Soldier ‘Killed Iraqi Girl, 8, as She Played
It reminds me of something JC said in The Holy Bible, specifically Matthew 10:26.
Yeah, but the surge worked…right?
I encourage all of the Hillary supporters to view the clip on BBC (and probably elsewhere) of her reacting to the leaks. This wretched, sullen, humorless old hag is the last person that should be Secretary of State, let alone a presidential candidate.
An honest diplomat (is there such a thing?) would be ashamed at what her own government and its troops have been doing and hiding from the American people. Instead, she is nothing but an apologist for the murderous Obama regime. Makes me ill.
Kudos to Wikileaks for exposing the criminal nature of the US government. Now, will the American people wake from their slumber and throw these bums out?
War crimes! Gits your war crimes here! Can't tell the war criminals without the war crimes program!
Ummm so, when might the war crimes tribunals begin? Well…?
Oh yeah, let's run over and ask Eric Holder.
Why would America care about Iraqi torture? It was up to its ears in the same barbarity despite its claims that it was bringing freedom and human rights to Iraq.
Of all nations on earth, America has the most elastic morality. Americans can look you in the face and talk about human rights and democracy while its troops are slaughtering civilians and it's rendering people or spying on them.
I know that some Americans are decent people. It's a shame they can't get into Congress or the White House or the Nation's boardrooms.
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This story should be the thing that changes the US policies but it won't. It'll be bumped off the evening news tomorrow night as soon as Lindsay Lohan gets out of rehab.
1- Eric Holder is himself a criminal if he is not going to prosecute those who are the war criminals.., yet the entire matter shows the lack of respect for humanity and human life when it comes to George Bush.., a republican.., and Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton.., a democrats.., political ambitions.., having said that: I think that goes for Barbara Boxer and the entire fleet of democrats or republicans for that matter. To prove the fact that these people don’t have any respect for Americans nor any other living creatures is the renewed contract with Ex or Blackwater.., a mercenaries company made and organized by Adolph Prince and helped by State Department to grow.., I call him Adolph Prince because not only he looks alike Adolph Hitler but his company and his missions are based on Adolph Hitler idea in pure Germanic nations..,
2- so Iraqis or Pakistanis or Afghanis have no place in this world. If there ever was a democratic idea in the mind of US democratic party the democrats shouldn’t voted for going to war in Iraq or for that matter in Vietnam. So the question to Hillary Clinton should be: you as a politician and secretary of State and etc.., before the Iraq invasion were telling the world how brutal Saddam Hussein regime is.., what are you going to say this time.., That US is the most brutal regime in the world but wants its democracy implemented all over the world in a manner of a purer race and for that matter you pay Adolph Prince to do your duty job. Mercenaries` are called mercenaries because they are a hand picked racist with criminal backgrounds.., otherwise they would be called the “mercenaries” from the heaven.
What happened to the US in the last twenty years?
When status quo was still around, some could claim criminal acts to be necessary
to match the communist threat, Now, when there is no threat for US, its the greed driving politics
and politicians act like criminals. I just hope one day (but won't bet) that something like a
criminal trial hits those bastards in Pentagon and White House.
But I think when the world sees that country without its clothes, its power will finally vanish
and its days are counted already. It may well be that WikiLeaks is knitting its shroud.
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