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Meanwhile the online whistle blowing website WikiLeaks claims it is publishing more than two million emails.

Went to Syria's government and some of it could be pretty revealing our Jennifer Griffin live with the news that she's on with more on this Jennifer.

Good evening Harris WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he decided to release these emails now.

To show the hypocrisy of certain European companies that he says the email show.

We're still doing business with the Asad regime as recently as this year.

Quote the material is embarrassing to Syria but is also embarrassing to serious external opponents.

WikiLeaks WikiLeaks released 25 of the 2.4 million emails today.

Focusing on an Italian defense technology group.

And -- -- company that the email show sold sophisticated radios and equipment to the Syrian -- The same police who are killing and torturing civilians.

Assange is still hiding out at an embassy in London he is facing extradition charges.

-- rape and other sexual molestation charges to Sweden.

Harris well are we expecting any smoking guns to come out of these emails.

Well -- email show the back and forth about a 2008.

Deal.

Cut before the violence began it's a fifteen million dollar deal.

It was signed by Italy's thin mechanic -- -- XL side unit and a Greek firm intercom Telecom to provide.

Tetris secure encrypted radios to the Syrian government as recently as February technicians from the -- -- training Syrians to use these radios.

A charge and mechanic -- denies quote.

This system was intended for use by emergency and rescue organizations.

Public safety.

After the beginning of the violence and Syrian following the stance taken by the international community.

No deliveries have been authorized nor consequently.

Executed.

Executed being a poor choice of words.

Now we understand from WikiLeaks it it over the next days and months they will release the rest of these 2.4 million.

Emails between the Syrian government and these other European companies.

Wow that is ground shaking because if that's true February certainly was after all of what they described international reaction to the bloodshed in Syria.

Jennifer Griffin thank you very much.

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