1.
“WarLogs” “Iraq” “& Afghan War” “Logs” “Explorer”
“Type” “Non-Combat” “Event” “Category Propaganda”
“Tracking Number” “2007-033-” “010818-0798” “Region RC South”
“Reporting unit” “OTHER” “Unit name” “OTHER” “Type of unit” “None”
“Selected” “Attack on” “NEUTRAL” “MGRS” “41RPQ1439743120”
“Originator group” “UNKNOWN” “Updated by” “group” “UNKNOWN”
“Affiliation” “NEUTRAL” “Dcolor” “GREEN” “Classification” “SECRET”
“PROPAGANDA” “Other” “2003-12-31 18:00:00” “Expand acronyms:”
“(M) NIGHT LETTERS DISTRIBUTED” “AROUND HAZARJUFT:”
“THE FOLLOWING IS” “A TRANSLATED” “VERSION OF ONE LETTER:”
“ISLAMIC IMARATS” “OF AFGHANISTAN.” “FOR THE BRAVE” “WARLORDS”
“OF AFGHANISTAN,” “SALAM ALAIKOOM.” “AS YOU KNOW” “THAT”
“AFGHANISTAN IS THE LAND” “OF BRAVE” “PEOPLE” “AND HISTORICAL”
“PEOPLE WHO” “AT THE FIRST” “TIME IN THE” “CRADLE HIS CHILD/KID”
“HOW TO BE” “BRAVE.” “(ALAMA-SHEKEB ARSALAN) SAYS:” “THAT JIHADS”
“NAME WOULD BE” “FORGOTTEN IN” “THE WORLD BUT STILL” “FROM”
“PAMIR TO HIMALIAS LAND” “THE WARLORDS WILL” “FIGHT FOR” “ISLAM”
“AND SUPPORT” “ISLAM.” “BUT IN THE LAST CENTURY,”
“THE AFGHANISTAN” “WARLORD PEOPLE WERE ABUSED,” “KILLED AND”
“THREATENED BY” “THE SUPERPOWERS” “LIKE ENGLAND AND RUSSIA”
“THAT BROKE” “AFGHANISTAN IN PIECES. BUT” “STILL THE WARLORDS”
“AND BRAVE” “PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN” “DIDN”T GIVE UP”
“AND TAUGHT THEIR ENEMY” “A LESSON AND TOOK” “THE FREEDOM FOR”
“THEMSELVES AND THE POOR” “MUSLIM INDIVIDUALS” “IN ALL OVER”
“THE WORLD.” “BY KINDNESS” “OF GOD AND HIS” “MERCY”
“THE TALIBAN” “KID”S” “OVER RULED AFGHANISTAN” “FOR AN ISLAMIC”
“ENVIRONMENT” “AND BROUGHT PEACE” “AND ISLAM IN AFGHANISTAN”
“THAT 95%” “OF THE PEOPLE” “WERE RULED BY” “ISLAMIC LAW.”
2.
“WarLogs” “Iraq” “& Afghan War” “Logs” “Explorer”
“Type” “Non-Combat” “Category” “Accident” “Tracking Number” “ADLNO-” “3068”
“3292” “Region” “MND-BAGHDAD” “Reporting unit” “Not Provided” “Unit Name”
“Not provided” “Type of unit” “None Selected” “Attack on” “NEUTRAL” “MGRS”
“38SM” “B505” “Originator group” “UNKNOWN”
“Updated by group” “UNKOWN” “Affiliation NEUTRAL” “Dcolor” “GREEN”
“Classification” “Secret” “IZ RUNS” “TCP BY /%%%” “IN ZONE %%%:” “NO
INJURIES” “2003-12-31 18:00:00” “Expand acronyms:”
“WHILE CONDUCTING” “A JOINT CHECKPOINT” “/%%% MP CO”
“FIRED ON A VEHICLE” “WHEN THE DRIVER” “FAILED TO OBEY”
“THE POSTED WARNINGS” “AND COMMANDS” “OF THE IPS”
“WHO WERE MANNING” “THE CHECKPOINT.” “THE VEHICLE, A %%%” “SEDAN
(NFI) WITH TWO OCCUPANTS,” “APPROACHED THE CHECKPOINT”
“AND ATTEMPTED” “TO BYPASS. IPS” “WARNED” “THE DRIVER TO STOP.”
“WHEN THE DRIVER” “FAILED TO FOLLOW THE COMMAND,” “A GUARD”
“FIRED FOUR .%%% ROUNDS” “INTO THE FRONT ENGINE”
“COMPARTMENT,” “FORCING” “THE DRIVER TO STOP. NEITHER”
“THE DRIVER NOR” “THE PASSENGER WERE” “INJURED. THE OCCUPANTS”
“WERE SEARCHED AND” “NO CONTRABAND OR” “OTHER EVIDENCE”
“OF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY” “WAS FOUND.” “THE SUBJECTS WERE” “RELEASED
AT” “THE SITE.”
3.
“WarLogs” “Iraq & Afghan War” “Logs” “Explorer”
“Type” “Friendly Action” “Category” “Cache Found/Cleared” “Tracking number”
“2007-033-00” “4738-0” “185” “Region” “RC EAST” “Reporting unit” “OTHER” “Unit
name” “OTHER” “Type of unit” “Coalition” “Attack on” “FRIEND”
“MGRS”“42SXD7520076” “792” “Originator group” “UNKNOWN” “Updated by group”
“UNKNOWN” “Affiliation” “FRIEND” “Dcolor” “BLUE” “Classification” SECRET”
“CACHE FOUND/” “CLEARED Other” “2003-12-31 18:00:00”
“Expand acronyms: USSF” “FINDS CACHE” “IN VILLAGE OF WALU TANGAY:”
“USSF CONDUCTED A MEET” “AND GREET IN” “THE VILLAGE”
“OF WALU TANGAY. USSF” “MEMBERS” “WERE APPROACHED BY A LOCAL”
“BOY WHO SPOKE OF” “A CACHE IN A CAVE” “ON A NEARBY HILL. USSF”
“MEMBERS” “INVESTIGATED” “AND FOUND A CACHE” “CONSISTING OF”
“THIRTEEN 82MM MORTAR ROUNDS,” “SIXTY RPG ROUNDS,” “FIFTEEN”
“BOXES” “12.7X108MM AMMO” “(85 ROUNDS PER BOX), FIVE” “BOXES”
“NON-DISINTEGRATING 12.7X108MM LINK,” “AND ONE DSHK” “BARREL”
“LOCATED IN A CAVE” “AT 350107.26N” “0705513.00E. USSF”
“CONFISCATED THE AMMO.” “THE REST” “WAS BLOWN IN PLACE.”
4.
“WarLogs” “Iraq & Afghan” “War” “Logs” “Explorer”
“Type” “Enemy Action” “Category” “Direct Fire” Tracking number “ “2007-033”
“-004042-0756” “Region” “RC EAST” “Reporting unit” “OTHER” “Unit name”
“OTHER” “Type of unit” “Coalition” “Total casualties” “3” “Enemy killed” “3”
“Attack on” “ENEMY” “MGRS” “42SWB3900916257” “Originator group”
“UNKNOWN” “Updated by group” “UNKNOWN” “Affiliation” “ENEMY”
“Dcolor” “RED” “Classification” “SECRET” “DIRECT FIRE” “Other” “2003-12-31”
“18:00:00” “Expand acronyms:” “KAF-1BDE -S3 REPORTS:” “SUMMIT 09 B”
“CO ELEMENT SALUTE REPORT” “AS FOLLOWS: S- 3-4 PAX,” “A- SMALL”
“ARMS FIRE, L-IVO” “42 SWB 3910 1617, U-UNK,” “T-0415Z, E-AK-47. 0448Z”
“ENEMY ELEMENTS BROKEN” “CONTACT. 0442Z” “AIR QRF” “PREPOSITIONED
TO ORGUN” “-E. 0550Z” “UPDATE SUMMIT 09 B” “CO” “ELEMENT HAS
REGAINED” “CONTACT. SALUTE” “REPORT AS FOLLOWS:”
“S-3-4 PAX, A-SMALL” “ARMS FIRE,” “L-IVO 42 SWB 3902 1627, U-UNK,” “T-
0540Z, E-AK-47. 0620Z” “UNIT IS NO LONGER” “IN CONTACT.” “REPORTING
INDICATES” “POSSIBLY 3X SUSPECTED ACM’S” “WERE KIA.”
5.
“WarLogs” “Iraq &” “Afghan War” “Logs” “Explorer”
“Type” “Enemy Action” “Category” “Direct Fire” “Tracking number” “ADLNO-
7906” “9615” “Region” “MND-BAGHDAD” “Reporting unit” “Not provided”
“Unit name” “Not provided” “Type of unit” “None Selected” “Attack on”
“ENEMY” “MGRS” “38SMB518” “7” “Originator group” “UNKNOWN” “Updated
by group”
“UNKNOWN” “Affiliation” “ENEMY” “Dcolor” “RED” “Classification” “SECRET”
“SAF ATTACK ON” “CAMP %%%” “GUARD TOWER” “IN BAGHDAD”
“(ZONE %%%)” “- NO BDA” “2003-12-31 18:20:00” “Expand acronyms:”
“RED SEDAN” “WITH A WHITE TOP” “WAS DRIVING” “NORTHWEST ON”
“ROUTE %%%, AND ENGAGED” “ONE OF THE TOWER” “GUARDS” “AT
CAMP %%%” “WITH SMALL ARMS” “FIRE. THERE WERE” “NO INJURIES TO”
“US PERSONNEL” “OR DAMAGE TO ANY” “EQUIPMENT.” “TOWER GUARD”
“RETURNED FIRE. THE” “VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVEMENT” “ALONG”
“ROUTE %%%.” “BDA IS” “UNKNOWN.” “BOUYANT TO” “BE” “UNBURDENED”
—Amanda Ackerman
WikiLeaks links
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Bio
Amanda Ackerman lives in Los Angeles where she writes and teaches. She is co-editor of the press eohippus labs. She is also a member of UNFO (The Unauthorized Narrative Freedom Organization) and writes as part of SAM OR SAMANTHA YAMS. Her publications include three chapbooks: Sin is to Celebration (co-author, House Press), the recently-released The Seasons Cemented (Hex Presse), and the forthcoming I Fell in Love with a Monster Truck (Insert Press). Her work can also be found in the current edition of Little Red Leaves and The Encyclopedia Project: Volume F-K.