The Department of Justice documents to be released are expected to contain fuller accounts of these legal arguments.

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The Iraq war documents are expected to be released by WikiLeaks in the coming days.

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It is rumoured that he has deposited incriminating documents with lawyers, to be released in the event of his untimely death.

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Attorney General Gonzales says the documents contain classified information that cannot be released to the public.

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But a spokesman for GOP presidential candidate John McCain's campaign released documents late Thursday indicating Wooten signed a waiver during his divorce that allowed his entire personnel file to be released.

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At the end of July, shortly after Wikileaks had released tens of thousands of documents relating to the Afghan war, the US military refused to be drawn on whether Pte Manning was a suspect in a wider investigation.

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