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| McCarthy fired for 'pattern of behavior' |
| 2006-04-24 |
| A U.S. official told CNN on Monday that the CIA officer fired for leaking classified information was accused of a "pattern of behavior," including multiple contacts with more than one reporter. Sources also confirmed to CNN that the officer fired last Thursday is Mary O. McCarthy, who last worked in the CIA inspector general's office. "It's not just about one story, it's a pattern of activity," the official said. Can you say co-conspirators? Officials said the investigation into leaking to Dana Priest of The Washington Post, and other journalists, is ongoing. "It is not over yet," said one. We haven't subpoenaed Dana. McCarthy admitted to multiple unauthorized contacts with journalists Ooooh. I hope Katie Couric was one. And Mary Mapes. after failing a polygraph test, one of "dozens" conducted at the CIA since January of personnel knowledgeable about compromised programs, sources said. Those who took polygraph tests included CIA Director Porter Goss and the agency's inspector general, John Helgerson, according to U.S. intelligence officials. I'll bet Right Guard sales are up in Northern Virginia this week. A congressional aide said that prior to the public revelation that a CIA employee had been fired, the intelligence committees were only told the person was a 61-year-old female in the inspector general's office. That narrowed it down. Two congressional aides -- one Democratic, one Republican -- both told CNN they knew of no attempt by McCarthy to speak to intelligence committee members about any concerns about CIA activities. Riiiight Last week, spokeswoman Michelle Neff said the officer admitted to "unauthorized discussions with the media in which the officer knowingly and willfully shared classified intelligence including operational information." Neff declined to divulge the officer's name or position, or what specifically was leaked. A U.S. official said the person's name has been turned over to the Justice Department, where a determination will be made on whether to file criminal charges. Looks like they got all the data on weekend communicaitons traffic. A senior government official said the dismissal was related to a story in The Washington Post about the United States holding terror suspects in Priest spearheaded the reporting on the "black site" prisons and was awarded a But not as persistent or painstaking as this story will be. A Justice Department investigation is ongoing regarding the story. It is one of several investigations into leaks of classified information, including revelations about the National Security Agency's domestic spying program, which was first reported by The New York Times. I hope they go after Rockefeller also. Former acting CIA Director John McLaughlin, a CNN contributor, has said any CIA employee who wants to raise complaints should address the agency inspector general or the appropriate intelligence committees, not the media. "It is illegal to leak information. That's what you sign up to when you join an intelligence service," McLaughlin said. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #1 "Sources also confirmed to CNN that the officer fired last Thursday is Mary O. McCarthy, who last worked in the CIA inspector general's office." "Former acting CIA Director John McLaughlin, a CNN contributor, has said any CIA employee who wants to raise complaints should address the agency inspector general or the appropriate intelligence committees, not the media." Duh!! I see a "pattern of behavior" that makes a mockery of the word Intelligence. |
| Posted by: Danielle 2006-04-24 23:31 |