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Why? Look at the U.S. Department of State's most recent annual report on human rights around the world. Commentary WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally: Robert Gates Digg This Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook ABC News' Christiane Amanpour interviews U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) during Amanpour's premiere broadcast on the set of ''This Week'' at the Newseum in Washington, in this photograph taken on July 30, 2010 and released on July 31. The interview airs on August 1. Credit: Reuters/Martin H. Simon/ABC News/Handout Related News U.S. worried more secret documents may be released Fri, Jul 30 2010 U.S. worried more secret documents may be released Fri, Jul 30 2010 WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, U.S. says Fri, Jul 30 2010 Afghan war leak may have severe consequences: Gates Thu, Jul 29 2010 Afghan president asks why allies won't act on Pakistan Thu, Jul 29 2010 Related Topics World » Afghanistan » By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON | Sun Aug 1, 2010 9:11am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks is at least morally guilty over the release of classified U.S. documents on the Afghan war, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday, as investigators broaden their probe of the leak. The whistle-blowing website published tens of thousands of war records a week ago, a move the Pentagon has said could cost lives and damage the trust of allies by exposing U.S. intelligence gathering methods and names of Afghan contacts. Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, the top U.S. military officer, appeared on television talk shows renewing those concerns amid fears WikiLeaks may publish more documents. "My attitude on this is that there are two areas of culpability. One is legal culpability. And that's up to the Justice Department and others -- that's not my arena," Gates told the ABC News show "This Week with Christiane Amanpour." "But there's also a moral culpability. And that's where I think the verdict is 'guilty' on WikiLeaks. They have put this out without any regard whatsoever for the consequences." The release of the classified documents has fanned doubts about President Barack Obama's strategy to turn the tide in the unpopular war. July was the deadliest month for U.S. forces since the conflict started in 2001. Mullen, speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," called the leak "unprecedented" in its scope and volume. The U.S. investigation is focusing on Bradley Manning, who worked as an Army intelligence analyst in Iraq, U.S. officials say. Manning is already under arrest and charged with leaking a classified video showing a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Iraq, including two Reuters journalists. Adrian Lamo, who reported Manning to authorities this year after receiving what appeared to be incriminating messages from him, told Reuters he believed U.S. investigators were also looking at people close to Manning with ties to WikiLeaks. Lamo said in a telephone interview he told investigators he believed Manning would have needed outside help. "I didn't believe he had the technological ... expertise to pull this off by himself," Lamo said. U.S. officials declined to comment on the investigation. Gates said last week he had brought in the FBI so the probe could go "wherever it needs to go." Manning, being held at a detention facility at Quantico Marine Base in Virginia, has not been officially named as a suspect in the latest leak. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said his group held back 15,000 papers to protect innocent people from harm and was reviewing them at the rate of about 1,000 a day. In an interview with the BBC last week, he did not say if and when they would be published. The group's stated aim is to expose government and corporate corruption. Assange has accused Gates of attacking WikiLeaks to distract attention from civilian killings and other bloodshed in the Afghan conflict. WHAT'S THE WAR STRATEGY? Gates voiced frustration at critics who say the United States lacks a plan to win the war, despite Obama's lengthy review last year which ended with a December decision to deploy an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan. "I think that the president's strategy is really quite clear," Gates said. "I hear all the stories that say what's the strategy, what's the goal here?" The objective, Gates said, was to reverse the momentum of Taliban insurgents, deny them access to towns and cities and ramp up Afghan security forces so they can defend themselves and prevent al Qaeda from returning to the country. Mullen, chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the release of the documents had not caused any revelations that would affect the war strategy. U.S. officials have portrayed them as a collection of outdated, ground-level reports that lack analysis or perspective. One of the documents released by WikiLeaks raised concerns the Taliban might have surface-to-air Stinger missiles to shoot down U.S. aircraft. Asked whether the Taliban had any Stinger missiles, Gates said: "I don't think so." The leaked documents also threw an uncomfortable spotlight on links between Pakistan's spy agency and insurgents who oppose U.S. troops in neighboring Afghanistan. Gates said links to insurgents was a concern but he and Mullen voiced support for recent moves by Islamabad and Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence agency. "What I see is a change in the strategic calculus in Pakistan," Gates said. (Editing by John O'Callaghan) World Afghanistan Comments See All Comments (13) | Post Comment Aug 01, 2010 9:41am EDT Why is it morally wrong to tell the truth? Embarassing yes, because it exposes the spin that has been perpetrated to maintain the flow of money in the face of financial ruin. altap Report As Abusive Aug 01, 2010 9:58am EDT Gates is a blithering idiot STORYBURN17 Report As Abusive Aug 01, 2010 10:02am EDT It’s immoral because the government was not able to control the leak. If an action can not be controlled by the state then it is deemed immoral. If the site was wikileaks.gov then it would have been perfectly fine. killyridols Report As Abusive Aug 01, 2010 10:14am EDT Could all of this be calculated spin? I found this article claiming CIA and Soros ties to Wikileaks: http://stream.adamdodson.org/items/view/3071 Who’s directing this play, and what’s their agenda? ctwdaz Report As Abusive Aug 01, 2010 10:29am EDT If you watch the show, as I am doing right now, Gates explains his position as immoral because Wikileaks didn’t scrub out the names of local afghani people who are assisting our soldiers on the ground. The Taliban plan to target each and every one of them. He is saying that is immoral – there is blood as a result of this leak. Who is the blithering idiot now? youngatty Report As Abusive Aug 01, 2010 10:38am EDT Dropping bombs on peoples weddings is immoral. Exposing war crimes is not only moral but is so very needed. Magick Report As Abusive Aug 01, 2010 10:46am EDT How easily moral culpability rolls off the tongue of Robert Gates. What about the moral culpability for two ill-begotten wars and the hundred of thousands of civilian deaths, the displacement of millions, and the deteriorating living conditions for millions in the countries the U.S. chooses to occupy? These people are insane and the great disconnect between their actions and the moral righteousness that slides easily out of their mouths is hubris at its apex. Over the last 50 years the U.S. has been the greatest purveyor of violence in the world, and yet its leaders pompously claim the high, moral ground. Look out Iran and Venezuela, you are next in the sights of the nation that acts with impunity in the world out of its sense of special calling, the beacon on the hill, the protector of values, the last best hope, the nation whose manifest destiny allows it to speak such falsehoods without the slightest sense of irony. Dhamma Report As Abusive Aug 01, 2010 10:50am EDT The only spin on that military video is the one Julian Assange added with his propaganda. It shows Apache Helicopters attacking armed insurgents along with the Reuters employees, whom they believe to be armed insurgents. The pilots are not attacking innocent civilians! And the van? Here are the facts, you tell me: In the long version of the video a van – 1994 two-toned Hyundai Grace Grand Salon H100 minibus – is first reported traveling south on a particular road. It happens to be the same road the Reuters employees are first seen walking north on. Nearly four minutes after the helicopter engaged the ten men standing at an intersection on this road – note here that one Reuters employees (Saeed) is talking to someone on his cell phone when the helicopter engaged – the van returns traveling north on this road. Must be two different 1994 two-toned Hyundai Grace Grand Salon H100 minibuses, right? Bill_Cromer Report As Abusive Aug 01, 2010 10:53am EDT I just love those guys. The Federal Government can’t protect us from illegal immigration. The Federal Government can’t protect our coasts from oil spills, meaning it doesn’t enforce already existing oil drilling regulations. Now, the Federal Government can’t even keep it’s own documents safe and secure. What is next that the Federal Government can’t do? 651Charlie Report As Abusive See All Comments (13) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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