United States vs. Manning

2011-11-29

		QUESTION: On WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning's lawyer has recently said that the impact of the leaked documents has been exaggerated. And he points to a State Department task force of 120 individuals that reviewed the cables and found that they were either low-level opinions or materials already known in ' from previous public disclosures. Can you speak generally -- MR. TONER: I can speak generally to say ' because this is an ongoing legal case, I can speak generally, just to reiterate what we said at the time of this release of classified information, and that is that the unauthorized release of any classified information puts individuals at risk and does damage to our national security. QUESTION: And more specifically, can you react to the claim that this task force of (inaudible) -- MR. TONER: I really can't, given some of the legal constraints here. I apologize. I mean, we're talking about an ongoing legal case, and so I'm limited to what I can say.
	Name(s:)	Mark Toner
	Title:	Deputy Spokesperson
	Agency(ies):	Department of State
	Concerning:	WikiLeaks Mitigation Team, WikiLeaks Person's at Risk Group, WikiLeaks 24/7 Task Force
	Url:	Url Link
	Archive:	http://archive.is/V7TEc