U.S. Asks WikiLeaks To Halt Document Release

Harold Koh, State Department legal advisor, said the publication of some 250,000 secret diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks, which is expected on Sunday, will "place at risk the lives of countless innocent individuals," "place at risk on-going military operations," and "place at risk on-going cooperation between countries."

"They were provided in violation of U.S. law and without regard for the grave consequences of this action," he said. Koh said WikiLeaks should not publish the documents, return them to the U.S. government and destroy any copies it may have in its possession or in computer databases.

Koh also said the U.S. government would not cooperate with WikiLeaks in trying to scrub the cables of information that might put sources and methods of intelligence gathering and diplomatic reporting at risk.  He said the U.S government would not deal with WikiLeaks at all in determining what may or may not released.  

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In other words, "We're going to eat worms."

It's hard to believe that any administration that was seriously concerned about lives being at risk if these documents became public would take such a position.  Any responsible administration would do what it could to mitigate the damage that these cables' release might cause.
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