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Afghanistan war logs

category international | anti-war / imperialism | other press author Monday July 26, 2010 09:46author by indyjourno

Previously hidden details of US-led unit sent to kill top insurgent targets are revealed for the first time

The Nato coalition in Afghanistan has been using an undisclosed "black" unit of special forces, Task Force 373, to hunt down targets for death or detention without trial. Details of more than 2,000 senior figures from the Taliban and al-Qaida are held on a "kill or capture" list, known as Jpel, the joint prioritised effects list.

Further reading: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/task-force-...liban

Related Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/task-force-373-secret-afghanistan-taliban

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Further details of the leaks
author by indyjournopublication date Mon Jul 26, 2010 09:52author address author phone

Further details of the leaks in the Guardian

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, explains why he decided to publish thousands of secret US military files on the war in Afghanistan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2010/jul/25/julia...rlogs

From US military computers to a cafe in Brussels, how thousands of classified papers found their way to online activists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/wikileaks-w...story

White House attacks Pakistan over Taliban aid
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/pakistan-is...ngton

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/series/afghanistan-the-...-logs

Holy shit!!
author by V for vendettapublication date Tue Jul 27, 2010 18:36author address author phone

Many thanks to Julian assange of wikileaks for getting this information out. Great site, great guy.

this episode was atrocious:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/26/afghanistan...rines

Here's a link to the video that made wikileaks famous.
http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=http%3A//www...nU3G0

If they showed this kinda thing on prime time every night, the war would soon be over.

It's vietnam all over again.

Long live wikileaks. I'm off to make a donat6ion

Another Article
author by Una Perssonpublication date Tue Jul 27, 2010 22:16author address author phone

With Wikileaks, They Want To Shoot The Messenger
By Mary Shaw

http://www.countercurrents.org/shaw270710.htm

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is in hiding. The U.S. authorities apparently want to shoot the messenger (hopefully only in a figurative sense)

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/97286

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