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US: WikiLeaks release endangers 'countless' lives

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

NOVEMBER 28, 2010 10:51

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Sunday told whistle-blower WikiLeaks that the expected imminent release of classified State Department cables will put "countless" lives at risk, threaten global counter-terrorism operations and jeopardize US relations with its allies.

In a highly unusual step reflecting the administration's grave concerns about the ramifications of the move, the State Department released a letter from its top lawyer to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his attorney telling them that publication of the documents would be illegal and demanding that they stop it.

It also said the US 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.

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