neal she hand former new york times reporter who released the famous pentagon papers which forever changed the american public's perception of the vietnam war mr she had first of all a lot of people are comparing this story with the pentagon papers story but one major difference between the two is that the source in this case went to a relatively new and modern web site wiki leaks as opposed to in your situation the source came to you working for an established newspaper the new york times what do you think that says about the state of the media today is there any sort of significance we can draw from that especially when it comes to maybe investigative reporting well you know you can of course it's an electronic age were doing but the you can't compare this to the pentagon papers it's not the same pulls in orange of the pentagon papers was a major it was a it was not just a leak leak it was a flood obviously like this but after that. there's no comparison the pentagon papers was a record of the decision making on the war in vietnam at the highest level. it was the secrets of the president

papers it's not the same thing it's apples and oranges the pentagon papers was a major it was a it was not just a leak leak it was a flood obviously like this but after that beyond that there's no comparison the pentagon papers was a record of the decision making on the war in vietnam at the highest level. it was the secrets of the president secretary of defense the secretary of state it was not tactical material it was nothing in it of any military security value it was full of major historical secrets and scandals this material that wiki leaks has has leaked to the press is on the ground military stuff it's the nitty gritty of the war it's its values it's tangibility about the war itself but it's not high level decision making it's on the ground stuff but when you look beyond the information the source or the informant or whatever you want to call it felt more comfortable perhaps giving the information to julian assange the founder of wiki leaks as opposed to giving it directly to a newspaper like the new york times or the guardian or is there anything significant about that do you t

and i think that for two reasons one is it's much easier for the pentagon to redact those names and it is for weak you expose because we he doesn't know all the names in those documents you are cooperative with americans they don't know where to find them and most of all they don't have the resources to go through may need two thousand documents and redact them all i mean it's a credibly time consuming and resource consuming and expensive they're a volunteer organization the pentagon is much better able to know what needs are exacting and to actually do the redactions and the other aspect of it is these are afghan sources who cooperated with the united states military and ultimately the responsibility for protecting them allies with the pentagon and so i think it's legitimate to criticize we do eat for exercising insufficient care and redact in these names but the fact that they offered the pentagon the ability to at least have input and about god refused i think means that the pentagon bears the brunt of the responsibility for any consequences right now insufficient care you know t

very detailed some of it minute and kind of stupid it's not the big ticket stuff that you saw the pentagon papers people already knew the war was bogus in vietnam here it's there seems to be just almost there was you know thirty years ago it's ignorance now and anger is always more powerful than ignorance lie think people are ready know that the war is bogus in afghanistan too but so now the final question is how is this going to be looked at in the history books you know will this all they be seen as heroes or will they just be completely ignore it i mean in this day and age the information age when there's just no information on the road it's you every day i think i think that i think that there are going to be i think julian is probably i don't know we're going to be hero or manning but i think there's going to be a chapter written on them and are they going to be as heroic as daniel ellsberg no because i think that in the end when you're coming out from the pentagon papers point of view with the big conspiracies or the the little massive nuanced stuff the bottom line is you have a pres

web site wiki leaks announces fresh revelations concerning the cia just a month after infuriating the pentagon by publishing its documentation. big apple of discord plans to build a mosque near ground zero in new york opinion some say issues just a way of drawing attention from america's economic struggle. to go prince the self-proclaimed royals seeks to a victory the russian president from the kremlin saying it's he's gone given right to rule the country. coming up in a business update russia's fishing industry may be growing the problems here mean that they catch is more likely to end up doing nothing in twenty minutes time. news and much more ahead twenty four hours a day this is r.t. welcome to the program top story now thai authorities say a russian the businessman wanted for arms dealing in the u.s. would not be extradited immediately reports had suggested a special plane and fifty u.s. commandos had arrived in bangkok where the boot is being held all correspondent has been following the latest developments in the case. there's finally been some clarity in the case it is very unlikely th

he said yesterday he wants to reform the culture in the pentagon. what's he at least talking about there? >> i think that's an overblown statement. i'm going to sound like i'm defending waste, fraud and abuse here. i wouldn't do that obviously. but i think that's more political window dressing because again when we're talking about looking at the actual proposals that he's making, it doesn't change that much. the bigger change is that secretary gates has already made are his program terminations. that is a big change. but that happened 18 months ago. this is i think more about secretary gates reclaiming the political high ground and trying to end that battle with capitol hill with those whose oxes are about to be gored. >> warner: winslow wheeler, what does this tell us about bob gates? >> i think it's fair to say that he is one of the more remarkable secretaries of defense we've seen in a very long time. maybe since robert mcnamara in the 1960s in terms of his willingness to take on the bureaucracy and the generals . in the past, secretaries of def

papers from within the pentagon in one thousand nine hundred ninety he had turned against the war many people said that these. you know constitute anything all the information out there was already known to the public was already known to the administration what do you say to that is that well it's true and not true because of course the administration knew that they were losing the war and the and the documents paint that picture so in one sense that's true but there's something very strange and hypocritical about the pronouncements that this is nothing new if you went back and one nine hundred seventy and looked at the new york times coverage of the pentagon papers which also use classified documents to tell the story of vietnam the pentagon in the media said the same thing oh this is old news this is old news nothing relevant here they said the same thing during the pentagon papers but what was new was that the american people were learning about it for the first time and that's what's new that's what makes it a catalyst for an antiwar opposition are you saying that this war in afgh

and wiki leaks it didn't even happen during the height of the cold war between the pentagon and the soviet k.g.b. in the russian ministry of state i've been to the chinese ministry of state security we never saw this kind of response going on between the pentagon and those intelligence agency as you saying there were in several countries the government agencies were hit by the wiki leaks revelations what could we read into the timing of those revelations and indeed what came from. well let's look at the iraq video supposedly that we u.s. helicopter killed some journalists in baghdad now we have iraqi. military sources saying look if the u.s. pulls out now we'll have an increase in sectarian violence and and we have some u.s. general saying well maybe we can't pull out in july of two thousand and eleven so that seems to play into a certain factor and also why is it that wiki leaks didn't release anything in afghanistan on the role of hammad karzai is half brother in the heroin trade and is so we didn't see anything there that these leaks seem to only benefit a realignment of us. both

the pentagon at an awkward position. if they want to prosecute these folks, they do not want to get the same table --] >> i don't think it is an awkward issue at all for the pentagon. it's our material, not yours. >> material in the newsroom as well -- >> that's ok. they have every right to demand it. >> it is such a simple issue, how come in the bush years and nixon years, when you leaked stuff, that is our material, and you end up with a pulitzer prize, and now in a democratic administration, you are condemned left and right? >> washington is a complicated place. i cannot explain it to you. last word. see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv.

secret pentagon papers about the vietnam war forty years ago. first it was u.s. troops killing civilians and journalists in iraq now more than ninety thousand classified documents about the war in afghanistan have been obtained by the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks and while this is being called the biggest leak in intelligence history this isn't the first time that important military information has been released to the press and public i'm here with neil sheehan former new york times reporter who released the famous pentagon. paper is which forever changed the american public's perception of the vietnam war mr she had first of all a lot of people are comparing this story with the pentagon papers story but one major difference between the two is that the source in this case went to a relatively new and modern web site wiki leaks as opposed to in your situation the source came to you working for an established newspaper the new york times what do you think that says about the state of the media today is there any sort of significance we can draw from that es

there was no blowing website that angered the pentagon by publishing ninety thousand secret u.s. files is now set to reveal a cia paper we made the announcement as its fourth founder julian assange is under investigation in sweden on suspicion of molestation charges more reports well we know very little at the moment about what kind of information is going to be released later on today we do know that wiki leaks released a message on twitter saying that today would be the day that they released a new set of information make a new leak we're not sure what time that's going to happen we're still waiting for it at the moment and we're also not clear about whether it's related to the afghan war diaries that were released as a huge volume of documents eighty thousand documents that wiki leaks released about the afghan war that detail. the reporting of civilian casualties the evidence of war crimes having been committed and misrepresenting misreporting basically of what was actually happening during that war a picture of a bloody conflict that's not going to come to an end anytime soon

papers which also use classified documents to tell the story of vietnam the pentagon in the media so the same thing or this is old news this is old news nothing relevant here they said the same thing during the pentagon papers but what was new was that the american people were learning about it for the first time and that's what's new that's what makes it a catalyst for the war opposition. and you can see the full interview with antiwar activist brian becker later in the program. the chinese authorities say around six hundred barrels with highly toxic chemicals remain missing in a river flowing towards russia while six thousand of the containers swept away in floods have been recovered there are fears some they have already caused pollution ati's ego is going off as in russia's far east which is on high alert against a threat. basi there just around fifty years ago the water in the more was so clean it was possible to drink it straight from the river obviously over the years the situation has changed but the ecology here is now under threat of becoming even worse chinese authorities

to react to wiki leaks i think the best thing for the pentagon to do is just ignore wiki leaks of their upset. that you know they're looking obviously for public and every time they hammer each these careful it's what i call controlled hemorrhage of documents they're looking for massive publicist because i noticed that along with this release of this document came some sort of a appeal for funds turning back to russia now the head of the country's federal security service says newly discovered documents link the man believed to be behind the moscow metro blast with international terrorist organizations the evidence was found after a mega medal of megha by dolly was killed in a special operation in dagestan last week artie's ever piskun off has the details. basically these secret documents don't only contain information on what i mean by most contacts in the proposition but also international context with international terrorist organisations the are forty six plain also that the now i know that the last phone told me all by gum also cell phone was international as well though they would

david martin at the pentagon. as always, david, thanks so much. to our other top story tonight, the massacre of those ten medical aid workers in afghanistan. secretary of state hillary clinton today condemned the taliban for the murders, calling the victims heroic and the head of the christian charity they worked for insisted the organization will, in fact, remain in afghanistan. the victims, including six americans, were gunned down last week, most apparently execution style. they had just finished a two- week mission providing medical care to villagers in northern afghanistan. all told, there are over 300 foreign aid groups working in that country, so what would make someone volunteer for such dangerous work? here's national correspondent jim axelrod. >> reporter: 61-year-old tom little spent 30 plus years improving eye care in afghanistan, wholly devoted to a land and its people. >> he gave his life in afghanistan and that's where we were called to as a family and that's where he will be buried. >> reporter: little was one of ten volunteers kil

with more secret documents to release, a wikileaks lawyer says the pentagon has been offered special internet codes to access the data, but only he says, to minimize harm. >> there is not a possibility of doing anything else than saying please pay extra attention to this particular document. >> so you are not caving in to pressure from the pentagon now? >> absolutely not. >> nor is he making himself years to find, swedish authorities say they don't know his whereabouts. >> richard roth, cbs news, london. >> officials in pakistan expect floodwaters covering a fifth of the country to finally begin receding in a few days but over 6 million people have no homes to return to and the u.n. says three and a half million children are in danger of contracting deadly diseases. >> we here at cbs news have very sad news to report tonight. hairline dow who worked on 48 hours since 1990 died today. harold won about every prestigious award in journalism there is. peter worked closely with him and i know this is difficult for you. >> jeff, the world stood still this morning for the cbs news family wh

react to wakey leaks i think the best thing for the pentagon to do is just ignore wiki leaks of their upset. you know they're looking obviously for public and every time they hammer each these careful it's what i call controlled hemorrhage of documents they're looking for massive publicity because i noticed that along with this release of this document came some sort of appeal for funds and remember you can always find much more on the stories we cover and a whole lot more on our website r t v dot com here are some of the topics of what's online today. just call him the impaler russia's premier takes to the water armed with a crossbow on the hunt for gray whales in this case just to collect skin samples to help with the preservation of the species in the country's far east plus the speed and the lamb are both clamor for the attention of car lovers including me as the moscow international motor show gets into gear manufacturers from around the world are showcasing their latest shiny speedy offerings and you can see them to. more than forty people have been killed in a string of bombing

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actually extended his contract to two thousand and six so for two years the pentagon operated with the book and these companies basically outside of the. he was taken down and it's a capital by joint sting operation by the u.s. and thai authorities force that the board has always maintained his innocence. well brian johnson thomas a former arms trafficking expert for the u.n. security council believes boots extradition is a matter of when not if. i'm not quite clear why the americans have fought this case. maybe just about the money they spent on the sting operation but certainly they're very very keen to get back to the states and the consequences that will follow i think there are two points one is that the reason why they dropped the money laundering charges may be that they can concentrate purely on the sting operation where victory is alleged to have agreed to supply weapons to the far if that happens then the court in america may also be directed not to look at anything other than a sting operation so they will not be able to bring into court and to open court the many times when

well neal she handed american journalist who published leaked pentagon papers on the vietnam war forty years ago has been sharing his views on the wiki leaks scandal with r.t. he thinks the web site's founder julian assange should be wary as well here in twenty minutes time he was going to gets there he was going to be under the heat the military and institutions are going to get. to get angry over this is a major embarrassment to these people that. a leak on this scale would occur particularly to probably sensitive you know names of informants that could get people killed. so they were bound to go after people who make leaks like this whoever leaked it and the sons who distributed. always have an axe to grind i. chinese authorities say they've managed to retrieve all of the barrels which were sweeping down a flooded river towards russia but the worry is that several drums are thought to have already lead to dangerous chemicals into the water argues it has more from russia's far east. first of all three thousand barrels out of those which were washed into the water contain toxic substa

later this hour we hear from neil sheehan an american journalist who forty years ago published leaked pentagon papers on the vietnam war who says her son should. he was proud to get there and he was going to be under the heat the military and institutions are going to get. to get angry over this and this is a major embarrassment to these people that the leak on this scale would occur particularly. sensitive you know names of informants that could get people killed. so they were bound to go after people who make leaks like this whoever leaked it and distributed. always have an ax to grind. well one of the wiki leaks revelations was that pakistan's been playing a double game with the us documents suggest islam about to billions of dollars in aid from washington while its spy agency was supporting the taliban rule among those now calling for america to review its policy there is the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee he's been a chance even to crucial explains. i agree with senator john kerry that it's high time and actually it's long overdue for the u.s. policy in afghanistan to

and the pentagon to fall in line and we all know the lawmakers are not going to let any defense cuts happen in their districts because that means they might get bounced out of office that people start losing their jobs so the cycle but out of control spending will probably just continue but i do very much applaud robert gates on at least trying to get the ball rolling on this one. today we have a sad story out of a man in staten island who stabbed his girlfriend and their two children and then ended his own life on sunday night that's not something i would call normal but there is one thing about this man that makes him like millions of others in the us he was unemployed he was in ninety nine or now those in america those ninety nine ers who have been out of work and who have surpassed the maximum amount of time for collecting unemployment benefits this is just another sign that many americans are really starting to lose it which makes it all the more difficult to hear that the only places that aren't suffering are those with the government and the military jobs according to new figu

react to wakey leaks i think the best thing for the pentagon to do is just ignore wiki leaks of they're upset. that you know they're looking obviously for publish city and every time they hammer these careful it's what i call controlled hemorrhage of documents they're looking for massive public because i noticed that along with this release of this document came some sort of a appeal for funds why isn't he going to carry only do you think they're ready thing that can stop it now well as long as they find that they get contributions from people who think that they're leaking or shattering documents are going to alter u.s. policy somehow i think they're going to continue to do so. ok. when i've said that many times is the king to us live from our washington studio. ok we're doing together there are plenty more stories on our website dot com where you'll see a few different blogs his face all travel and here are just some of today's top picks . well just call him a blackout the impaler rush is a premier takes to the roof of a crossbow on the hunt for gray whales but just to collect skins s

they are looking to see whether their sources have been compromised, and i'm told by a pentagon source they are taking action in afghanistan to try and protect those sources. david? >> david kerley in washington tonight, thank you. >>> and concern at the pentagon is growing after those direct threats david mentioned from the taliban that they would go after the names they find, the sources who have helped american troops. christiane amanpour, who we welcome to abc news this weekend, sat down with the defense secretary. this is the first time he's addressed those threats directly and, christiane, what did you >> reporter: well, first thing he said, sources are sacrosanct and is very concerned because of what those people in afghanistan are doing to put their lives on the line to help the american war efforts. are you worried? i mean admiral mullen said that this leak basically has blood on its hands. >> well, i mean given the taliban's statement, i think it basically proves the point, and my attitude on this is that there are two, two areas of culpability. one is legal culpability, and

investigative journalist neil shubin the sequence in the wake of the wiki leaks scandal he released pentagon papers about the vietnam war forty years ago he's a good go to talk to them all about. business with. hello and welcome to the business program here on r.t. prices of russia real estate you're on the rebound even though the global economy has yet to emerge from the financial crisis i mean a question of are reports on the reasons behind the property price rise. it seems the slowdown in russia's real estate market may finally be over in the first half of this year alone prices grew by fifteen to twenty percent and it's not only the price level which is growing but also the number of deals signed most of the developers now declare that. is about three times higher than it was two thousand in two thousand. so we could say that on the basis of that of the growing. demand on the market could declare most of the developers could declare the process up there rises soon in every single sector from economy parliaments to luxury homes here in this area where the school is where this it is most e

is the one to blame for that because the pentagon hasn't stepped up to the plate plate and said it's this is not a christian i mean it's an army of the united states of america which is a nation of christians of muslims of atheists of jews and all sorts of different regions well that's something i want to ask is good with the christianity obviously very prevalent the military but is there pressure to subscribe to christian beliefs and there's an entire organization called the military religious freedom foundation and they have a number of clients who say that there is this dangerous feeling of coercion and that it's not enough to be a christian but you have to be the right kind of christian and hold the the right types of beliefs and never seen that kind of pressure. oh you know in the military there is some of that pressure but i mean i was been i've been a pastor of a bit of a jellicoe mega church i went to seminary and i've been a part of the christian tradition for a long time and and even in the christian tradition the civilian world there's an increased pressure for those that