Harsh criticisms of Barack Obama - on the issue of the Wiki-leaks - are continuing to spark alot of heated discussion around the country.
And, there is a bizarre musical twist in the mix, too.
For starters, Obama's staunchest opponents are arguing that by staying mum in recent months, the Commander-in-Chief triggered a vacuum which warranted a release of the gory details in what is being referred to as the "War Document".
Some see the blow-out as an opportunity for the President to "come clean" and remind Americans why U.S. troops are in Afghanistan.
In fact, critics have taken the position that it is high time the White House gave a full assessment.
"If a military man of General Prateus's stature is on the ground there, our presence in the war-torn country is obviously important."
Is the Government holding back?
One female correspondent noted that she has perused the highly-volatile paperwork and categorizes it
as a "War Novel".
"There are intrigues about Pakistan, documents that establish previously unreported civilian deaths, and a multitude of human atrocities," that shed new light on aspects of the war heretofore unknown.
The general consensus is that the President should be angry about the "leaks".
But, at what cost?
Just minutes ago, the President gave a speech in which he appeared to be downplaying the severity of the revelations offered up in the leaked documents.
"Nothing new," appeared to be the cry of the day.
A flimsy attempt to reassure the public?
Of course, his critics jumped on the deceitful ploy.
Yes, we've known about Pakistan and ties with the Taliban - but how extensive was it?
And, how many plots were made against Americans and Afghan officials, some are pining to know.
New leaks suggest that Pakistan intelligence services have been working with the Taliban.
The mere thought of it, angers many, in view of the 7.5 billion in aid just proposed for Pakistan.
Obama stressed in a speech today that the White House was not writing a blank check, though.
Strings are definitely attached, without doubt.
As to the leaks?
Authorities have been able to determine that a young Private was the culprit.
Under the "guise" of listening to Lady Gaga's hit "Telephone" on the army base, the naive Officer (with high-security clearance) downloaded the files right under his superior's nose and high-tech security to boot!
Private Bradley Manning - a US army intelligence analyst, has been charged with leaking a highly classified video of American forces killing unarmed civilians in Baghdad and secret diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks.
The video - titled Collateral Murder - graphically shows an air strike which killed a dozen people.
In another segment, soliders were caught on camera laughing at the dead.
Manning got caught after boasting to a fellow hacker that he passed on the classified documents to the public sector through the Wiki-Leaks site.
One question, Private Manning.
Why not "Poker Face"?
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