There’s no report, there’s no investigation, and there are no sanctions’

[babylonsister]

http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/10232.html#more-10232

There’s no report, there’s no investigation, and there are no sanctions’

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I know this may seem like a minor point, but let’s be clear about what we’ve learned here. The White House office responsible for overseeing classified information knew that some administration officials were responsible for leaking classified information, and despite regulations mandating at least some kind of investigation, this office literally did nothing.

They didn’t care. They leaked classified information, exposed a covert CIA official, undermined national security, and then blew off every rule in the books about how to deal with just such an incident. As Hilzoy put it:

The point of investigating a leak of classified information is not just to assign blame; it’s also to figure out how to fix things so that no similar leaks ever happen again. The best possible spin one could put on this, for the White House, is that they were completely unconcerned with covert agents getting outed. The more likely story, of course, is that they knew perfectly well who had leaked the information, and didn’t want it investigated because they knew that the more details found their way onto paper, the worse it would be.

The Bush gang was obligated to keep classified information secret, and they failed to do their duty. They were obligated to report possible leaks, and they failed to do their duty. They were obligated to investigate what happened, and they failed to do their duty.

The mind reels.

[jpak]

1. They outed a covert CIA agent for political reasons "During Time of War"

I don't see what the fuss is about...

:shrug:

[cassiepriam]

2. Why investigate? They knew who did it and why. And they could care less

if a crime was committed.