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Politico's got a release out with the white house administration ripping Wikileaks for their irresponsibility. From the U.K. Guardian's report on the matter:
| quote: | “For all their eye-popping details, the intelligence files, which are mostly collated by junior officers relying on informants and Afghan officials, fail to provide a convincing smoking gun for ISI complicity. Most of the reports are vague, filled with incongruent detail, or crudely fabricated. The same characters – famous Taliban commanders, well-known ISI officials – and scenarios repeatedly pop up. And few of the events predicted in the reports subsequently occurred.
“A retired senior American officer said ground-level reports were considered to be a mixture of ‘rumours, baloney, and second-hand information’ and were weeded out as they passed up the chain of command. ‘As someone who had to sift through thousands of these reports, I can say that the chances of finding any real information are pretty slim,’ said the officer, who has years of experience in the region.
“If anything, the jumble of allegations highlights the perils of collecting accurate intelligence in a complex arena where all sides have an interest in distorting the truth.” |
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40204.html
Makes sense since the Wikileaks founder is an anti-war hack vehemently against military efforts in Afghanistan. Don't mistake this for journalism.
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Wikileaks releases over 90,000 secret cables related to the war in Afghanistan!
