This is a simple one, and I need everyone’s help with this. The dork at wikileaks posted more stuff about Iraq, and there are like 54 pages of information dealing with the search input ‘security contractors’. If folks can help me sift through this thing so we can identify what is true and what is false, that would be a big help. These reports are mostly from the military perspective, and just because it is on wikileaks does not make it true or correct. I hate giving wikileaks this kind of attention, but I feel I have no other choice.
The other reason I wanted to get this out there is to see if names have been used of contractors, or if any operational information that could be used to hurt guys was posted. The Pentagon could care less about our safety with these leaks, and have their own issues. So if you find stuff that is of concern, let me know via emails and we can do some damage control. Mostly I just need to know what to prepare for, so I can give everyone a heads up.
Most of the stuff I am seeing so far is pretty basic. Lots of IED or SAF reports where convoys were fired upon by the enemy, Iraqi police/army or the coalition. If anything, it shows how much combat contractors really faced in Iraq, and it definitely showed how dangerous and complex of an environment we operated in. –Matt
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Link to Iraq War Logs Explorer here.