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| Rumsfeld Orders Probe Of Leaked Iraq Scenarios |
| 2002-07-20 |
| Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ordered an internal investigation into who leaked a highly classified document on possible military actions to topple Iraq's Saddam Hussein, officials said Friday. The investigation, which has not been publicly announced, ... but is being publicly discussed... is being conducted by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, whose primary missions are criminal investigation and counterintelligence. The Pentagon public affairs office would not comment, but the investigation of the leak to The New York Times was confirmed by officials, including some who said they had been questioned in their offices this week by agents of the Air Force Office of Special Investigation. Rumsfeld's decision is believed to be the first such probe he has ordered since taking office in January 2001. This official said Rumsfeld issued the order shortly after the Times story was published July 5. Did they leak the real one? Or is he drawing attention to that one...? I've probably commented enough times on the nitwittery — and disloyalty — of people who compromise methods and sources and toss classified documents around to show how important they are. I'd really like to see somebody go to jail for the stuff I was apparently dumb enough to take seriously... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 John Corry in this American Prowler column speculates that the leaker of the PowerPoint briefing was a Pentagon civilian hawk. I’m in your camp, Fred, as you well know. Fire him, then hang him, and give him a fair trial, in any order you choose. |
| Posted by: Mike Cakora 2002-07-20 08:39:51 |