The CIA Doesn't Need A 'Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade' to Keep Secrets -- The Atlantic
John Brennan's "Honor the Oath" program is misguided, counterproductive -- and a little insulting to agency employees.
The U.S. intelligence community is having a terribly rough time lately with employees who just won't keep their mouths shut. Following Edward Snowden's drip-drip-drip of top-secret revelations and "several high-profile anonymous leaks and publications by former senior officers," CIA in late June launched the "Honor the Oath" effort -- an internal movement to stop officers from leaking classified material. It was indeed deliciously ironic that this missive was then leaked to the Associated Press.
But this new effort is a misguided and even counterproductive approach to keep secrets, well, secret. It's misguided because CIA employees typically don't -- with rare exceptions -- disclose classified information to the press. Here's why:
Read more ....
My Comment: This will have zero impact in dissuading future whistle-blowers and leakers.
No comments:
Post a Comment