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==Cyber Assault== | ==Cyber Assault== | ||
After the release of the U.S. military Iraq files, there have been calls for an electronic offensive against the organization. In August 2010, [[Pentagon]] press secretary Geoff Morrell left open the possibility of offensive action against WikiLeaks. In October 2010, Adm. [[Mike Mullen]], chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a note out through [[Twitter]] saying: "Another irresponsible posting of stolen classified documents by WikiLeaks puts lives at risk and gives adversaries valuable information." <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20020835-38.html Has WikiLeaks landed in cyberattack crosshairs? CNET, October 27, 2010]</ref> The Washington Times calls Wikileaks "threat to U.S. national security" and "should be treated accordingly." Not only is Wikileaks a threat to our troops on the battlefield, it is a threat to people and families cooperating with the United States. Our enemies are learning how the military operates. Current Wikileak documents are hosted on [[Amazon.com]] servers in Ireland and Octopuce servers in France. Earlier in 2010, their servers were located in [[Iceland]]. | After the release of the U.S. military Iraq files, there have been calls for an electronic offensive against the organization. In August 2010, [[Pentagon]] press secretary Geoff Morrell left open the possibility of offensive action against WikiLeaks. In October 2010, Adm. [[Mike Mullen]], chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a note out through [[Twitter]] saying: "Another irresponsible posting of stolen classified documents by WikiLeaks puts lives at risk and gives adversaries valuable information." <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20020835-38.html Has WikiLeaks landed in cyberattack crosshairs? CNET, October 27, 2010]</ref> The Washington Times calls Wikileaks "threat to U.S. national security" and "should be treated accordingly." Not only is Wikileaks a threat to our troops on the battlefield, it is a threat to people and families cooperating with the United States. Our enemies are learning how the military operates. Current Wikileak documents are hosted on [[Amazon.com]] servers in Ireland and Octopuce servers in France. Earlier in 2010, their servers were located in [[Iceland]]. | ||
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| + | Information acquired from classified Iraq war documents shows evidence of [[Weapons of Mass Destruction]], mostly remnants of the first [[Gulf War]] stockpiles. Chemical weapons were uncovered from 2004 through the summer of 2008. Also, [[terrorist]] elements tried to acquire these and create their own clandestine chemical weapons labs. <ref>[http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/10/wikileaks-show-wmd-hunt-continued-in-iraq-with-surprising-results/ WikiLeaks Show WMD Hunt Continued in Iraq – With Surprising Results, Wired, October 23, 2010]</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 04:37, October 30, 2010
Wikileaks is a MediaWiki-powered website that publishes documents leaked to them by anonymous sources. These include sensitive government documents. Wikileaks hosts millions of such documents.
Its founder, leftist Julian Assange, has called it "an uncensorable system for untraceable mass document leaking and public analysis."[1]
Cyber Assault
After the release of the U.S. military Iraq files, there have been calls for an electronic offensive against the organization. In August 2010, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell left open the possibility of offensive action against WikiLeaks. In October 2010, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a note out through Twitter saying: "Another irresponsible posting of stolen classified documents by WikiLeaks puts lives at risk and gives adversaries valuable information." [2] The Washington Times calls Wikileaks "threat to U.S. national security" and "should be treated accordingly." Not only is Wikileaks a threat to our troops on the battlefield, it is a threat to people and families cooperating with the United States. Our enemies are learning how the military operates. Current Wikileak documents are hosted on Amazon.com servers in Ireland and Octopuce servers in France. Earlier in 2010, their servers were located in Iceland.
Iraq
Information acquired from classified Iraq war documents shows evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction, mostly remnants of the first Gulf War stockpiles. Chemical weapons were uncovered from 2004 through the summer of 2008. Also, terrorist elements tried to acquire these and create their own clandestine chemical weapons labs. [3]