WikiLeaks: We don't know source of leaked data
WikiLeaks' editor-in-chief claims his organisation doesn't know who sent it some 91,000 secret US military documents, telling journalists that the Web site was set up to hide the source of its data from those who receive it. Julian Assange didn't say whether he meant he had no idea who leaked the documents or whether his organisation simply could not be sure. But he did say the added layer of secrecy helps protect the site's sources from spy agencies and hostile corporations. "We never know the source of the leak," he told journalists gathered at London's Frontline Club late Tuesday. "Our whole system is designed such that we don't have to keep that secret." US officials said US operatives inside Afghanistan and Pakistan may be in danger following the massive online disclosure Sunday. In his first public comments, President Barack Obama said the leak of classified information from the battlefield "could potentially jeopardise individuals or operations." He spoke in Washington after meeting Tuesday with Congressional leaders from both parties on the topic. US Attorney General Eric Holder said a Pentagon investigation will determine whether criminal charges will be filed in the leaking of Afghanistan war secrets. Holder, speaking during a visit Wednesday to Egypt, said the Justice Department is working with the Pentagon-led investigation to determine the source of the leak. In Baghdad, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters he was "appalled" by the leak. "There is a real potential threat there to put American lives at risk," he said. While Assange acknowledged that the site's anonymous submissions raised concerns about the authenticity of its material, he said WikiLeaks had yet to be fooled by a bogus document. WikiLeaks: http://wikileaks.org/
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