War Declaration from WikilLeaks

By Semperpapa

If the 77,000 released classified documents last summer were incensing for most Americans, the 400,000 documents just released by WikiLeaks should be enraging.
The previous charade conducted by Julian Assange with the publication of the classified material regarding the war in Afghanistan was, for all intents and purposes, inconsequential upon our troops in that theater.
Most of the information divulged was of real low impact and value.

Only time, and the dedicated work of some knowledgeable individuals, will ultimately decide if the latest stunt will be of concern for the safety of the 50,000 troops still in Iraq.
A spokesman for the Pentagon, Col. Dave Lapan, said on Friday that the release of the documents does put the US troops in Iraq at greater risk, adding that the elevated danger extends also to those Iraqis who have helped the US and Coalition forces in the past.

Other Pentagon officials have expressed their outrage about the actions of Assange and his web site, and are taking measures to assess the damage that the divulgement of the documents may cause.
Some officials are of the opinion that the documents, if those released last summer are an indication, will have little or no consequence, while others are of the opinion that they increase the peril for our Military.

The main danger I see in this action is that some of the documents published seem to be units’ reports from the field concerning particular operations. These reports are a window in the modus operandi of the units’ commanders as they apply Gen. Patreaus counter-insurgency doctrine.
The problem is that what the documents may show is the approach taken by commanders not just in the “kill the enemy” mode, which would be bad enough already. What they may also uncover is the approach taken to establish a report with the locals and employ their assistance in the discovery and dispatch of enemy entities.
Even non-Veterans like myself understand that giving the enemy the knowledge of one’s strategy is a formula for disaster. It is certain that enemy operatives will be pouring over these documents to learn as much as possible the operational aspects of our Military. And that is, under all circumstances, detrimental to the safety of our troops.
Which brings me to my thoughts.

It is amply clear to me that the actions of Assange are directed to inflame the Muslim world and the anti-American crowd against the United States. It is also clear that the man will stop at nothing to achieve his goal.
Supposedly, WikiLeaks received these documents from one Pfc. Bradley Manning. Manning is currently in prison charged with divulging sensitive material. Whatever reason, political or financial, this man had to pass the documents to Assange is, at this point, irrelevant to me. We are a nation at war and, under the circumstances, Manning’s actions are to be viewed as treason.

My question remains about what to do with Assange. I am not an advocate for indiscriminate violence against anyone who expresses an opinion, although Mr. Assange not being a US citizen does not benefit from the First Amendment right of our Constitution. But it is obvious to me that Assange and WikiLeaks has openly declared war against our country, trying their best to help increase the danger to our men and women in uniform.

Personally, I would not be too disappointed if something terrible would happen to Mr. Assange and his collaborators. Could not happen to a more deserving bunch.

Just my thoughts!