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WikiLeaks website publishes classified military documents from Iraq

This story raises a debate on boundaries of free speech. This is a website who's owners believe that all information about the war in the Middle East should be publicized. He believes that everyone has the right to know everything going on concerning the war. That is the only logical reason I can see behind this sort of information being published.

But as the article points out the information posted is classified and could endanger the lives of American soldiers and allies, as well as Iraqi civilians. It's my personal opinion that this information should not be posted on the internet, and whoever is posting it is an ignorant moronic asshole.

One thing I think is missing is who is publishing this information and how are they getting it? That's huge. Why did the reporter not delve deeper into that aspect of the story? This is classified information and it's ending up on the internet? Seriously, how? Who's leaking it? Even if it is not known who is leaking it there could have been at least one sentence. "The Pentagon does not know who is leaking the information to Wikileaks but..."

The creators of this website probably think they are doing a good service exercising their right to free speech informing people of the gruesome facts of this war. But in retrospect they're doing the American people a great disservice. There are real lives at steak and posting information like this is not helping end the war. Lives and tax dollars are being wasted due to this website.

War is hell. The American people should know this already. Everyone should know this. Posting classified information like this is not the way to prove to everyone that war is hell.