White House Criticizes News Organizations for Release of Guantánamo Files

[tekisui]

Source: Democracy Now!

The White House is publicly criticizing news organizations for publishing leaked files about the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, that were first obtained by the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. The documents reveal the United States has held 150 innocent men at the base. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney commented to the press.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney: "The release of classified information, we condemn in the strongest possible terms, and we think it’s unfortunate that the New York Times and others, news organizations, have made the decision to publish numerous documents obtained illegally concerning the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay."

more: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/4/26/headlines/white_house_criticizes_news_organizations_for_release_of_guantnamo_files

[damntexdem]

1. One of the greatest Wikileaks ever.

And very much needed.

I approve in the strongest possible terms this release of misclassified information and congratulate the NYT for its fortunate publication of information that the U.S., and world, public need to know.

[Jefferson23]

2. K&R n/t

[DJ13]

3. If the WH gets its way

The only informed people about the actions of the US government will be those who live outside the US.