Gates Criticizes Leaks Group For War Video -- L.A. Times
LIMA, Peru — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Tuesday took a swipe at the website that released secret military video footage of a 2007 incident in which civilians were killed.
Gates said the videos released by the group WikiLeaks were out of context and provided an incomplete picture of the battlefield, comparing it to war as seen "through a soda straw."
"These people can put out whatever they want and are never held accountable for it," said Gates, speaking to reporters while in route to Lima, Peru. "There is no before and no after. It is only the present."
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My Comment: From what I understand, Wikileaks has more videos to release. Explaining and/or clarifying these videos may become a tiresome habit for the Sec. Def. in the weeks to come.
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