Defense Officials Tell Congress Recent Leaks Did Not Come From Pentagon -- CNNA spate of leaks of classified information regarding recent U.S. covert operations has damaged the United States, top Pentagon officials told congressional members during a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Not long after, the Pentagon announced an initiative for cracking down on leaks.
During a hearing before the House Armed Service Committee, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and the Pentagon's top lawyer informed the house panel that damage was done, but the trio did not give the panel specifics, according to the head of the committee, Rep. Buck McKeon, R-California.
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My Comment: Everyone is saying the same thing .... that they are 'concerned' with what has happened. But the lack of urgency and action to uncover who is (or are) responsible for all of these leaks .... as well as the media's total lack of interest to follow-up on this story .... is both disturbing AND very revealing.
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