Retired Marine Gen. James "Hoss" Cartwright was the second-highest ranking member of the U.S. military, and a key Obama adviser who served as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Legal sources tell NBC News Cartwright has been notified he's the target of a Justice Department criminal investigation into a leak about a covert U.S. cyberattack on Iran's nuclear program. NBC's Michael Isikoff reports.
Ex-Pentagon General Target Of Leak Investigation, Sources Say -- NBC
Legal sources tell NBC News that the former second-highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military is now the target of a Justice Department investigation into an alleged leak of classified information about a covert U.S. cyberattack on Iran’s nuclear program.
According to legal sources, retired Marine Gen. James “Hoss” Cartwright, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been notified that he’s under investigation for allegedly leaking information about a massive attack using a computer virus named Stuxnet on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Gen. Cartwright, 63, becomes the latest alleged leaker targeted by the Obama administration, which has already prosecuted or charged eight individuals under the Espionage Act.
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Update: NBC: Ex-general targeted over leak of Iran cyber attack -- USA Today
My Comment: This is shocking news. The focus has always been on someone in the White House being responsible for leaking this secret program .... but now the focus is on a former Vice Chairman of The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff .... I am speechless.
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