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April 14, 2010

Gates Criticizes WikiLeaks for Releasing Video of US Attack
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Back in the United States, Defense Secretary Robert Gates continues to
reject calls for a probe into the US military’s indiscriminate killing
of twelve Iraqis despite video capturing the attack on tape. Last week,
the watchdog website Wiki Leaks released a classified US military video
showing a US helicopter gunship firing on Iraqi civilians in 2007. Gates
has staunchly defended the servicemembers involved, claiming they were
involved in a “combat” and “split-second” situation. On Tuesday, Gates
criticized Wiki Leaks for releasing the video, saying, “These people can
put out anything they want, and they’re never held accountable for it.
There’s no before, and there’s no after.”