USA sekretessbelägger fienden - Vem krigar de mot? - "Inget allmänheten behöver veta"

USA har nu t.o.m. sekretessbelagt vem de krigar mot... (Artikel från Pro Publica, engelsk text)
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- Who Are We at War With..?
... Sorry, That’s “Classified!”

“- Because elements that might be considered ‘associated forces’ can build credibility by being listed as such by the United States, we have classified the list,” said the spokesman,

by Cora Currier
ProPublica, July 26, 2013, 10:13 a.m.

In a major national security speech this spring, President Obama said again and again that the U.S. is at war with “Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their associated forces.”

- So who exactly are those associated forces? ...It’s a secret.

At a hearing in May, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., asked the Defense Department to provide him with a current list of Al Qaeda affiliates.

The Pentagon responded – but Levin’s office told ProPublica they aren’t allowed to share it. Kathleen Long, a spokeswoman for Levin, would say only that the department’s “answer included the information requested.”

A Pentagon spokesman told ProPublica that revealing such a list could cause “serious damage to national security.”

“Because elements that might be considered ‘associated forces’ can build credibility by being listed as such by the United States, we have classified the list,” said the spokesman, Lt. Col. Jim Gregory. “We cannot afford to inflate these organizations that rely on violent extremist ideology to strengthen their ranks.”

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http://www.propublica.org/article/who-are-we-at-war-with-thats-classified
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USA sekretessbelägger fienden - Vem krigar de mot? - "Inget allmänheten behöver veta"