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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs voiced his concern over the unauthorized release of secret US military reports about the war in Afghanistan during a White House briefing. The White House warned last night that billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan could be at risk if leaked intelligence reports prove that its security forces are colluding with the Taliban.I think there is no doubt that this a concerning development in operational security and as we said earlier it poses a very real and potential threat to those that are working hard everyday to keep us safe, Gibbs said. More than 91,000 documents were released by WikiLeaks.org on Sunday. President Obamas spokesman ruled out a blank cheque to Islamabad as the Pentagon launched an investigation to hunt down the source of the biggest intelligence leak in US history. He repeated a statement first made by Mr Obama last year that the US will not and cannot provide a blank cheque to Pakistan if it fails to rein in extremists. He added: I am not going to stand here and tell you all is well.
