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MS. NULAND: Mm-mm. Okay. Go ahead.
QUESTION: WikiLeaks ' a new cache has come out. Apparently, it is quite large. There are reports that, due to some sort of a password breach, they're out there on the internet un-redacted. And we remember the last time this happened, you were warning people around the world who might be included in those to be careful, or the implications of this.
Number one, how ' do you have some general reaction? And are you now warning people in those documents to beware?
MS. NULAND: Well, it won't surprise you that I'm not going to comment today on the authenticity of the documents released by WikiLeaks. But I would say, in the category of general comments, that the United States strongly condemns any illegal disclosure of classified information. In addition to damaging our diplomatic efforts, it puts individuals' security at risk, threatens our national security, and undermines our effort to work with countries to solve shared problems.
We remain concerned about these illegal disclosures and about concerns and risks to individuals. We continue to carefully monitor what becomes public and to take steps to mitigate the damage to national security, and to assist those who may be harmed by these illegal disclosures, to the extent that we can.
QUESTION: So at this point, you have not necessarily helped anyone who might be in danger? You're just monitoring?
MS. NULAND: I would say that we have, over time, taken steps to help individuals. I'm not prepared to go into the details, for the safety of those individuals. |
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Victoria Nuland |
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Spokesperson |
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Department of State |
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Cablegate |
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http://archive.is/abeBo |
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Middle East Diget - August 30, 2011 |
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Department of State |
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