TITLE

IS WIKILEAKS LIKE THE PENTAGON PAPERS?

AUTHOR(S)
Majerol, Veronica
PUB. DATE
February 2011
SOURCE
New York Times Upfront;2/21/2011, Vol. 143 Issue 10, p19
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article reports on the posting of classified documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by Wikileaks. The website was founded in 2006 by a group of anti-secrecy activists led by Australian journalist Julian Assange. While some newspapers like "The Times" edit out material which might compromise national security, Wikileaks posts information indiscriminately which some say put the lives of U.S. soldiers at risk.
ACCESSION #
58718350

Tags: SECURITY classification (Government documents);  AFGHAN War, 2001-;  IRAQ War, 2003-2011;  WIKILEAKS (Organization)

 

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