The White House is publicly criticizing news organizations for publishing leaked files about the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, that were first obtained by the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. The documents reveal the United States has held 150 innocent men at the base. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney commented to the press.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney: “The release of classified information, we condemn in the strongest possible terms, and we think it’s unfortunate that the New York Times and others, news organizations, have made the decision to publish numerous documents obtained illegally concerning the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay.”