五角大樓防備維基解密發布的40萬份伊拉克文件

五角大樓防備維基解密發布的40萬份伊拉克文件
Pentagon braced for the release of 400,000 Iraq files on Wikileaks
The Pentagon is braced for its biggest-ever security breach of classified information as Wikileaks, the website that publishes leaked official documents, prepares to release 400,000 intelligence files related to the Iraq war.
五角大樓在防備其有史以來最大的安全漏洞的機密資料，因為公布洩露官方文件的網站維基解密，準備發佈 40萬份有關伊拉克戰爭的情報檔案。
By Toby Harnden in Washington
Published: 8:35PM BST 17 Oct 2010
Robert Gates has said that the leak of classified information from Jan 2004 to Dec 2009 had not revealed any 'sensitive intelligence sources or methods' Photo: REUTERS
羅伯特蓋茨已表示，洩露從 2004年1月至2009年12月的機密資料，並沒有透露任何敏感的情報來源或方法' 照片：路透社

A task force of 120 people has been assembled to assess the potential implications and damage of the disclosure of the documents, which promises to eclipse the recent release of more than 70,000 classified US military files on the Afghanistan war.
一個120人的工作隊已組裝去評估，披露文件的潛在影響和損害。這將使最近發布超過 70,000份，美國軍方在阿富汗戰爭的保密文件變得黯然失色。
Col. Dave Lapan, the Pentagon spokesman, said the timing of the leak remained unclear but the Defence Department was ready for a document dump as early as Monday or Tuesday.

Some of the new data is said to be from a "tactical reports database" in Iraq that lists SIGACTS ("Significant activities") relating to major military operations, movement of personnel and alliances with key tribal figures and allies.

The Afghanistan release in July prompted, Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to warn that WikiLeaks might cause the deaths of American troops and Afghan civilians named as cooperating with Nato forces because the documents contained names.

The documents detailed Nato concerns that the Pakistan intelligence services has backed the Taliban fight against US forces in Afghanistan, they also exposed an increasing number of Afghan civilians being killed by coalition troops. The leak also detailed how a secret "black" unit of special forces were allowed to hunt down and "capture or kill" Taliban leaders without trial.

But Robert Gates, the US Defence Secretary, said in a letter to the head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, that the leak of classified information from Jan 2004 to Dec 2009 had not revealed any "sensitive intelligence sources or methods".

He added that disclosing the names of Afghans who had helped Nato could cause "significant harm or damage to national security interests of the United States".

The investigation into the Afghan war leak has centred on Private Bradley Manning, who worked as a US Army intelligence analyst in Iraq. Manning is already under arrest and charged with leaking a classified video of a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Iraq.

Julian Assange, 39, the WikiLeaks founder, an Australian, has accused the Pentagon of seeking to destroy the website, which carries the slogan: "We open governments".

The website was launched four years ago and posts anonymous leaks of secret information online. The leaks have included the membership of the far-right British National Party and the email account of Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor.

Juan Zarate, a former Bush administration counter-terrorism official, told CBS News that the actions of WikiLeaks helped build distrust of the US government among allies. "Can you trust the U.S. government to not only hold information but to, you know, keep it safe?

"Internally, this also creates a chill in terms of information sharing within the US government - between intelligence services and the military, for example."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8069766/Pentagon-braced-for-the-release-of-400000-Iraq-files-on-Wikileaks.html

泄密網站擬公布40萬伊戰密件
2010-10-18

【大公網訊】美國五角大樓稱，經過查閱有關伊拉克戰爭的情報文件，現在已經知道「維基解密」（WikiLeaks）網站將有可能公布哪些文件。

據英國廣播公司17日報道，預計該網站將會公布約40萬份與伊拉克戰爭有關的文件。美國官員已經組織了一支120人的隊伍以應對可能產生的影響。

目前還不清楚該網站為何選擇這一時機公布文件。

「維基解密」這次行動將使該網站7月間公布的美國在阿富汗戰事中7萬7千份軍事機密文件顯得微不足道。

此前，7月15日，「維基解密」網站公開了9萬多份美國五角大樓的檔案和阿富汗戰地情報機密文件。這些文件的時間跨度為2004年1月至2010年1月。文件顯示了阿富汗戰爭中的「數千例」戰爭罪行，而更勁爆的，是其中有關巴基斯坦情報人員暗中支援阿富汗叛軍，甚至還與塔利班密謀對付美軍的內容。文件還顯示，伊朗一直在資助塔利班，而且塔利班能夠從朝鮮購買武器。

隨后，「維基解密」創始人阿桑奇被指控涉嫌強奸和性騷擾，遭到瑞典檢察部門通緝，但不到一日，8月21日，當局于又迅速撤銷通緝令，稱他不涉強奸指控，只對性騷擾指控進行調查。阿桑奇接受瑞典《晚報》訪問時表示，懷疑美國國防部是指控的幕后黑手。

當被問及逮捕令事件是否會影響到「維基解密」繼續揭秘美軍文件的計劃時，阿桑奇說，所有針對他的指控都不會停止揭秘的工作。他並宣稱將在一個月內「再爆大料」。

香港中通社18日電
http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/10/10/18/junshi05-1315295.htm

蓋茨：維基解密文件無敏感資料
(路透)2010年10月17日 星期日 17:50
（路透華盛頓 17日電）美國 媒體今天報導，美國國防部長蓋茨（Robert Gates）表示，「維基解密」（WikiLeaks）網站未經授權公布的大約7萬份有關阿富汗 戰爭機密文件，並沒有透露敏感的內容，但可能危及協助美國的阿富汗人。

今年7月維基解密公布這些文件之後，蓋茨於8月16日致函美國參議院軍事委員會主席李文（Carl Levin），作了上述評估。「紐約 時報」（New York Times）和美國有線電視 新聞網（CNN）都見到了這封信。

蓋茨在信中表示，這項初步評估決未低估國家安全風險，但迄至目前檢視並沒有顯示，有任何敏感情報來源和途徑，因這項透露而受到損害。

蓋茨又說，揭露和美國合作的阿富汗人的姓名，可能使他們成為塔利班 （Taliban）的攻擊目標，而這可能對「美國國家安全利益造成重大傷害或損失」。

維基解密由人權團體、新聞工作人員和一般大眾資助成立，自稱非營利組織，在公布阿富汗戰爭文件後飽受嚴厲抨擊。中央社（翻譯）
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/101017/21/krhi.html

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