Monday, May 20, 2013

Fox News Reporter Facing Criminal Charges For Reporting On CIA Leaks

Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen had his emails read by the Obama DOJ, which accused him of being a co-conspirator in a criminal leak case. Photo: screen grab

Fox News Reporter May Face Criminal Charges for Reporting on the CIA -- Atlantic Wire

The government will use any and all information at its disposal to find journalist sources, as shown in The Washington Post's report this morning on a Department of Justice investigation into Fox News chief correspondent James Rosen, who may face criminal charges for reporting government secrets.

In June 2009, Rosen reported on CIA analysis suggesting that North Korea might respond to new UN sanctions with renewed nuclear tests. In order to determine how Rosen learned of the analysis, which had been issued by the CIA only a few hours prior, FBI investigators used every tool at their disposal: analyzing Rosen's security access card to determine when he entered and left the State Department building, studying his phone records, and subpoenaing his personal email.

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More News On US Government Monitoring Of Reporters

Obama DOJ formally accuses journalist in leak case of committing crimes -- Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
A rare peek into a Justice Department leak probe -- Washington Post
Report: Obama Admin. spied on Fox News reporter James Rosen -- Yahoo News
Obama Administration’s War On Leakers Includes Reading Fox News’s E-mails -- New York Mag
DOJ's Targeting Of Fox News Reporter James Rosen Met With Outrage -- Huffington Post

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