White House Trains Efforts on Media Leaks

Sources, Reporters Could Be Prosecuted

By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 5, 2006; Page A01

The Bush administration, seeking to limit leaks of classified information, has launched initiatives targeting journalists and their possible government sources. The efforts include several FBI probes, a polygraph investigation inside the CIA and a warning from the Justice Department that reporters could be prosecuted under espionage laws.

In recent weeks, dozens of employees at the CIA, the National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies have been interviewed by agents from the FBI's Washington field office, who are investigating possible leaks that led to reports about secret CIA prisons and the NSA's warrantless domestic surveillance program, according to law enforcement and intelligence officials familiar with the two cases.

Read the rest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/04/AR2006030400867.html

as posted in LBN on DU

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2146205

Sat Mar-04-06 06:17 PM
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WP: White House Seeks to Plug Leaks

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

The Bush administration, seeking to limit leaks of classified information, has launched initiatives targeting journalists and their possible government sources. The efforts include several FBI probes, a polygraph investigation inside the CIA and a warning from the Justice Department that reporters could be prosecuted under espionage laws.

In recent weeks, dozens of employees at the CIA, the National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies have been interviewed by agents from the FBI's Washington field office, who are investigating possible leaks that led to reports about secret CIA prisons and the NSA's warrantless domestic surveillance program, according to law enforcement and intelligence officials familiar with the two cases.

Numerous employees at the CIA, FBI, Justice Department and other agencies also have received letters from Justice prohibiting them from discussing even unclassified issues related to the NSA program, according to sources familiar with the notices. Some GOP lawmakers are also considering whether to approve tougher penalties for leaking.

In a little-noticed case in California, FBI agents from Los Angeles have already contacted reporters at the Sacramento Bee about stories published last July that were based on sealed court documents related to a terrorism case in Lodi, according to the newspaper.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060305/pl_nm/bush_leak_dc&printer=1;_ylt=AprnHNjbIfQNKIjxUGX3MUEb.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-

US launches drive to plug leaks: Washington Post

Sat Mar 4, 11:42 PM ET

The Bush administration has launched several investigations to discourage government employees from leaking classified information to news reporters, The Washington Post reported in its Sunday edition.

FBI agents have interviewed dozens of employees at the CIA, the National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies in recent weeks as they investigate possible leaks that led to reports about the NSA's domestic spying program and secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe, the Post said.

Employees at the FBI, the CIA, the Justice Department and other agencies have also received Justice Department letters prohibiting them from discussing the NSA program, the Post said, citing anonymous sources.

Republican lawmakers like Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts (news, bio, voting record) are considering legislation that would stiffen penalties for leaking......

Electronic voodoo. Don't they know the dang things don't work?

The people running our government have absolutely NO regard for the welfare of the American people or the future of the American nation.

That's amazing, but it's true.

We'd be better off with Saddam as our president.

Really.