http://warincontext.org/2010/07/30/taliban-hunt-wikileaks-outed-afghan-informers/ ... with attention to the unseen Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:49:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://warincontext.org/2010/07/30/taliban-hunt-wikileaks-outed-afghan-informers/comment-page-1/#comment-15238 Tom Engelhardt: Whose hands? Whose blood? — War in Context Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:36:48 +0000 http://warincontext.org/?p=8266#comment-15238 [...] for which it should be considered morally culpable.  In addition, the Taliban has reportedly threatened to go through the Wikileaks archive, ferret out the names of Afghan informers, and [...] [...] for which it should be considered morally culpable.  In addition, the Taliban has reportedly threatened to go through the Wikileaks archive, ferret out the names of Afghan informers, and [...]

]]> http://warincontext.org/2010/07/30/taliban-hunt-wikileaks-outed-afghan-informers/comment-page-1/#comment-15065 Tomgram: Engelhardt, Out, Damned Spot! « LobeLog.com Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:55:42 +0000 http://warincontext.org/?p=8266#comment-15065 [...] for which it should be considered morally culpable.  In addition, the Taliban has reportedly threatened to go through the Wikileaks archive, ferret out the names of Afghan informers, and “punish” [...] [...] for which it should be considered morally culpable.  In addition, the Taliban has reportedly threatened to go through the Wikileaks archive, ferret out the names of Afghan informers, and “punish” [...]

]]> http://warincontext.org/2010/07/30/taliban-hunt-wikileaks-outed-afghan-informers/comment-page-1/#comment-14524 Christopher Hoare Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:45:30 +0000 http://warincontext.org/?p=8266#comment-14524 I'm sure this will become the prime stick to beat down the principle of open accountability by those who have secrets to hide. Even if the Taliban have no means of identifying new informers from the leaks (beyond the identities of those they already know) it is clearly in their interest to make this claim to frighten those who might offer intelligence to NATO. It's obvious that both parties are on the same side in making use of the leaks for their own purposes. I’m sure this will become the prime stick to beat down the principle of open accountability by those who have secrets to hide. Even if the Taliban have no means of identifying new informers from the leaks (beyond the identities of those they already know) it is clearly in their interest to make this claim to frighten those who might offer intelligence to NATO. It’s obvious that both parties are on the same side in making use of the leaks for their own purposes.

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