WikiLeaks Plans to Release CIA Paper Later Today

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Ben Parr
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WikiLeaks Plans to Release CIA Paper Later Today

WikiLeaks has announced via Twitter that it will be releasing a leaked CIA paper sometime later today.

The website rose to prominence after releasing more than 70,000 U.S. Afghanistan war reports. Since then it has become the center of controversy. The Pentagon itself has issued a demand for the return of the documents in WikiLeaks's possession, promising to "compel them to do the right thing" if it doesn't return the war reports.

In a tweet late last night, WikiLeaks promised more leaked documents, this time in the form of a CIA document. "WikiLeaks to release CIA paper tomorrow," the organization said in a tweet late last night. It made no indication what type of document it was releasing, nor its sensitivity or secrecy.

The leak comes days after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was accused of rape and molestation. Swedish authorities issued a warrant for his arrest, but quickly withdrew it, although they are still contemplating molestation charges. Assange has asserted that the accusations were part of a "smear campaign" against him, one orchestrated in part by the U.S. government.

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