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Rules in the intel tradecraft cannot be broken

by YankeeJim | January 23, 2012 at 10:19 am

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There is never a reason or excuse acceptable. Working in the intelligence community should be considered a life sentence. Once you are in, there is no way out.

“Former CIA worker charged with leaking classified secrets about terror operations to reporters

By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, January 23, 12:43 PM

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA officer who told reporters he participated in the interrogation of terrorist Abu Zubaydah has been charged with leaking classified secrets about CIA operatives and other information to reporters.

Forty-seven-year-old John Kiriakou of Arlington was charged with violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act and the Espionage Act. He is scheduled to make an initial appearance in federal court in Alexandria on Monday afternoon.

Prosecutors launched the investigation after defense lawyers filed a classified legal brief in 2009 that included details that had never been provided by the government. Authorities concluded that Kiriakou had leaked the information to reporters, and that reporters had provided the information to the defense.

The charges also state that Kiriakou leaked information about the identity of another CIA officer who participated in Zubaydah’s interrogation.

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"thirty-aught-six" (not verified)

at 11:42 on January 23rd, 2012

Rules are made to be broken. Otherwise we wouldn't require the 1.2 million lawyers that populate this country. Besides I'm sure he talked to the press for very moral purposes. The people have a right to know. Isn't that right Wikileaks? Hero of the left and darling of the liberal media. It would only be politically correct to have this case thrown out of Court and the people involved cheered by the mob. Where's Obama? Surely he can free this poor suffering man from the trials of a evil Republican Courts system.