t***h 发帖数: 5601 | 8 * Pentagon papers, 1971: Daniel Ellsberg leaks study showing the
government had knowledge it was unlikely to win Vietnam war
* Watergate, 1972: Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein reveal extent of
cover-up over burglary at Democrat National Committee HQ
* Iran-Contra affair, 1986: Iranian cleric reveals illegal US arms sales
to Iran, the proceeds of which are later used to fund Nicaraguan Contras
* Valerie Plame, 2003: Ms Plame is revealed to be an undercover CIA
agent, ending her covert career
* Abu Ghraib, 2004: Publication of pictures showing abuse of detainees
at Iraq prison by US officials turns initial media reports of abuse into
full-blown scandal
* Bradley Manning, 2010: The soldier downloads thousands of classified
documents from military servers and hands them over to Wikileaks |