Hours after three major newspapers published front-page stories based on thousands of classified documents that were obtained by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, the Pentagon has yet to issue an official statement.
Multiple attempts by the Talk Radio News Service to obtain a comment from spokespersons at the Pentagon have been unsuccessful. An official at the Pentagon did tell Talk Radio News Service this morning that there were no plans to brief the media on DoD’s response to the leaks.
Today’s editions of The New York Times, Great Britain’s The Guardian and Germany’s Der Spiegel all featured extensive reports on the leaked documents. According to The Guardian, the over 90,00 mostly classified documents reveal “threat reports from intelligence agencies, plans and accounts of coalition operations, descriptions of enemy attacks and roadside bombs, [and] records of meetings with local politicians.”
In an effort to get out ahead of the story, the White House yesterday released a statement from National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones, who condemned the leaks, calling them “irresponsible.”
“The United States strongly condemns the disclosure of classified information by individuals and organizations which could put the lives of Americans and our partners at risk, and threaten our national security,” he said.