CIA Chief: Leaks Hurt CIA, Probe Needed

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Do we all feel safer now?

While I am less inclined to fault the press for running the spying stories than the individuals who have leaked the information, I still have problems with anonymously sourced stories.

Ya’ know, unnamed source cannot be identified for some reason. It is more often than not because if their names were revealed they would have to answer for what they have said.

How is it so many folks get the notion of Constitutional free speech mixed up with doing the right thing?

NEWSLINE
CIA Director Porter J. Goss said, "the damage has been very severe to our capabilities to carry out our mission." He added: "It is my aim and it is my hope that we will witness a grand jury investigation with reporters present being asked to reveal who is leaking this information. I believe the safety of this nation and the people of this country deserves nothing less."

NEWSBYTES
Goss Says Leaks Have Hurt CIA's Work, Urges Probe
NSA Eavesdropping Defended at Briefing
(washingtonpost.com) -- CIA Director Porter J. Goss told a Senate committee yesterday that unauthorized leaks of classified information about agency activities have caused "severe damage" to the CIA's operations and that journalists who report leaks should be questioned by a grand jury.

Intel Chiefs Say Disclosures Damage Work
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. intelligence officials told Congress on Thursday that disclosure of once-classified projects like President Bush's no-warrant eavesdropping program have undermined their work.

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