CIA Asks Justice To Probe Leaks Of Secrets

From The Washington Times:

A CIA spokesman, Paul Gimigliano, said "the agency does not, as a general practice, deny or confirm reports of leaks it may bring to the attention of the Department of Justice."

Richard Kolko, a Justice Department spokesman, told The Times, "Every referral to the Department of Justice is taken seriously; however, we do not confirm or deny the existence of an investigation."

The CIA request for a criminal investigation comes after a summer of leaks and other uncomfortable disclosures for the agency. The Obama administration last month released details of harsh interrogation procedures carried out against captured terrorists and terrorist suspects by CIA employees and contractors under the Bush administration - activities that many human rights activists say amounted to torture.

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My Comment: When President Bush was President .... and leaks from the CIA were happening on an almost weekly basis .... at that time I wrote that there is probably a political agenda at work against the current administration.

But with President Obama in office, the leaks have only increased.

Hmmmmm .... I guess I was wrong. Leaks from the CIA are occurring because it appears that a number of individuals feel very comfortable with the notion of releasing our nations secrets to the world. Ideology for some may be the motivation, but ego and "office politics" appears to be just as important.

This has to stop, and people will need to be reminded that there are consequences for their actions. Will this investigation be successful .... probably not. But something has to be done and this is a start.