United States vs. Manning

2010-08-01

		My attitude on this is that there are two areas of culpability,' Gates said on ABC's This Week. 'One is legal culpability. And that's up to the Justice Department and others -- that's not my arena. 'But there's also a moral culpability,' he added. 'And that's where I think the verdict is guilty on WikiLeaks. They have put this out without any regard whatsoever for the consequences.'
	Name(s:)	Robert Gates
	Title:	Secretary of Defense
	Agency(ies):	Department of Defense
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		The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he was also angered by the information leak, he said on CBS's Face the Nation. WikiLeaks has blood on their hands, Mullen said, echoing comments he made last week. Recent statements made by the Taliban endorse the Pentagon's fears, Mullen said. The militant group told British media those Afghans named in the reports for helping U.S. forces will be hunted down. [...] 'I feel very strongly that the continued release of additional information could continue to jeopardize' lives and impede progress in Afghanistan, Mullen said. Although Mullen could not offer specifics, the Pentagon is working to protect Afghans named in the leaked reports, he said.
	Name(s:)	Mike Mullen
	Title:	Chair
	Agency(ies):	Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense
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