White House Implores Wikileaks: Don't Post More Documents

By: Stephanie Condon
Topics: National Security ,; Obama Administration

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said today that all the White House can do to stop the website Wikileaks from publishing more top secret documents is ask.

"We can do nothing but implore the person that has those classified, top secret documents not to post anymore," Gibbs said this morning on NBC's "Today Show."

The Obama administration has said that the leak of more than 90,000 classified documents didn't reveal much new to the public, but it has endangered the lives of American soldiers and allies. The website reportedly has about 15,000 more classified documents in its possession.

"You have Taliban spokesmen in the region today saying they're combing through those documents to find people that are cooperating with American and international forces," Gibbs said. "They're looking through those for names, they said they know how to punish those people."

Gibbs also appeared on the CBS "Early Show" today, where he touted the success of the auto industry bailout.

Mr. Obama will visit three auto plants over the next several days to tout what White House press secretary Robert Gibbs calls "a success story."

"There's no doubt that the team that worked on auto restructuring here at the White House is surprised at where GM and Chrysler are," Gibbs said. "The Big Three all reported a profit for the first time since 2004, and these companies are hiring again - the auto industry's hiring again for the first time since 1999."

He added, "There's no doubt it is a success story. We've got a ways to go. But there's no doubt that the investments that had to be made in the auto industry, the sacrifices and the restructuring that have been made, have put the auto industry on a much better path toward sustainability and one that's creating jobs again."

Stephanie Condon
Stephanie Condon is a political reporter for CBSNews.com.
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by rwsmith29456 August 5, 2010 12:11 PM EDT: I think it's good enough for us to know how things really are over there. Putting out details will do more harm than good.; Reply to this comment


by WinstonCourt August 5, 2010 12:10 PM EDT: The leakers are, most likely, paying as much attention to their pleas, demands and threats as much as the American People are--not at all.; Reply to this comment


by jgg000101 July 31, 2010 12:14 AM EDT: so the whitehouse is now begging for mercy from a two-bit australian internet dirtball, and a lonely military punk? Pathetic.; Reply to this comment


by AmCar July 30, 2010 8:50 PM EDT: This all sounds to me ultimately like an an effort to destabilize Pakistan. It has the look of third flag. there was a series of dupes. My question is does Wikli get paid to do this or are they ignorant of how they were pawns?; Reply to this comment


by MNBantisbanned July 30, 2010 8:16 PM EDT: Uh. I am all for going to sites that would get me marked for extinction by Homeland Security but you seem to have left out the web address..; Reply to this comment


by MNBantisbanned July 30, 2010 8:12 PM EDT: NUke them. Just kidding. Geeze are we losing the war again? Hows Iraq doing?; Reply to this comment


by hologram5 July 30, 2010 5:50 PM EDT: by rwsmith29456 July 30, 2010 4:34 PM EDT
If the docs release is going to do anything to hurt our people, I'd consider it treasonous to release them. I don't need to know what's in them if it's going to compromise us in any way.
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Naw, you just keep yourself ignorant to the attrocities that the gang-bangers are committing over there due to the lowering of standards by our military. Keep on drinking that fool-aide and move along...
Nothing more to see here for you...; Reply to this comment


by GunsInTheSky July 30, 2010 5:05 PM EDT: by yarnplay July 30, 2010 4:30 PM EDT
Well, I guess as long as one your family members is not serving in the war zone, you really don't care if security is breached. Perhaps Wikileaks should publish your personal information for all of us to use for the greater good. Actually, why doesn't he just give us his credit card numbers to use? Man's a puppet for publicity and the soldier violated his oath to serve. And whether you agree with the release of documents or not, is a crime.
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Well if you really do have family serving their why don't you care what they are being asked to do under the misguided banner of "freedom" and "patriotism"?

You should be fighting DC, more than I, to bring them home STAT so we don't have one more lost solider, one more injured solider, for nothing gained. Help end this nine year nightmare.; Reply to this comment


by GunsInTheSky July 30, 2010 4:57 PM EDT: by rwsmith29456 July 30, 2010 4:34 PM EDT
If the docs release is going to do anything to hurt our people, I'd consider it treasonous to release them. I don't need to know what's in them if it's going to compromise us in any way.
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The only thing that might be compromised is your ability to sleep soundly at night once you understand the war that you are really supporting.

Not a bad thing imo.; Reply to this comment


by GunsInTheSky July 30, 2010 4:55 PM EDT: OK, let's say the Taliban are finding out who these informants are. What is the US doing to protect these resources???? Nothing? Are these more civilians our military will have no problem killing?

The truth is the Taliban knows who is working with the US. They too have civilian informants that walk and work amongst our soliders.

What excuse are they going to give on why the 200k+ Iraqi documents should not be released?; Reply to this comment