There’s A Tattle Tale Amongst Us…

Pfc Bradley Manning

Recent reports from the military have confirmed that 22-year old, Private First Class Bradley Manning was charged in June with 8 violations of the US Criminal Code for leaking military information to the WikiLeaks website.  

Tens of thousands of Afghan war documents were uploaded to the WikiLeaks site. WikiLeaks is a multi-jurisdictional public service designed to protect whistleblowers, journalists and activists who have sensitive materials to communicate to the public. Time Magazine and other news sources have raved about this sites ability to be an unbiased tool for journalists.  

Julian Assange, Founder of WikieLeaks

Founder and Editor of WikiLeaks, Mr. Julian Assange, refuses to provide his source of these documents. On July 10, 2010, Assange defends WikiLeaks at the TED Global conference in Oxford, England. However, this is not the first time WikiLeaks has uploaded confidential information.

Admiral Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs Chairman

Admiral Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs ChairmanAdmiral Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs Chairman, states that, “Mr. Assange can say whatever he likes about the greater good he thinks he and his source are doing, but the truth is they might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an Afghan family”. 

This information being international public knowledge could allow for panic within the US for its citizens and military personal in regards it their safety and security. Could this be the start of an international war rumor crisis?