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DER SPIEGEL: Explosive Leaks Provide Image of War from Those Fighting It
In an unprecedented development, close to 92,000 classified documents pertaining to the war in Afghanistan have been leaked. SPIEGEL, the New York Times and the Guardian have analyzed the raft of mostly classified documents. The war logs expose the true scale of the Western military deployment -- and the problems beleaguering Germany's Bundeswehr in the Hindu Kush. A total of 91,731 reports from United States military databanks relating to the war in Afghanistan are to be made publicly available on the Internet. Never before has it been possible to compare the reality on the battlefield in such a detailed manner with what the US Army propaganda machinery is propagating. WikiLeaks plans to post the documents, most of which are classified, on its website.....
[continues at] http://www.spiegel.de/
GUARDIAN UK: "Afghanistan: The War Log" http://www.guardian.co.uk/
The investigation: leak exposes real war l US intelligence records reveal civilian killings, 'friendly fire' deaths and shadowy special forces
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
The interactive: key reports mapped l The Afghanistan logs database is huge. Explore our selection of 300 of the key reports
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Logs reveal grim toll on civilians l Hundreds of innocents die in over 140 incidents
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Task Force 373 – hunting Taliban l US-led unit sent to kill top insurgents revealed
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Commanders point finger at Pakistan l Sensational claims – but no smoking gun
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How coalition is losing IED war l Surge in attacks deadly for troops and civilians
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About the war logs l This series of reports on the war in Afghanistan is based on the US military's internal
logs of the conflict between January 2004 and December 2009. "Secret military files have been opened up by
Wikileaks in a joint venture with the Guardian, The New York Times, and Der Spiegel." Read more …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
The backstory : Biggest leak in intelligence history l From US military computers to a cafe in Brussels,
how classified papers found their way to online activists...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Spreadsheet (XLS file): http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Interview: Julian Assange [4:38] l Watch the founder of Wikileaks explain why he decided to publish thousands of
secret US military files. "They show the true nature of this war....."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The War Logs l An archive of classified material offers an unvarnished view of the war in Afghanistan
http://www.nytimes.com/
TED Talks: Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder l "Why the World Needs Wikileaks
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/
BBC: US Says Wikileaks Could Threaten National Security
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
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