BREAKING: MSNBC: CIA officer fired over secret prison leak

[kpete]

Andrea Mitchell MSNBC 12:00 p.m.

Officer accused of being source for Pulitzer prize-winning article (Dana Priest's article)

CIA OFFICER Acknowledges leaking classified information

Possible criminal charges

after failing polygraph test

No attempt to appeal this decision


UPDATE: from Raw Story

MSNBC: CIA officer fired over classified leak

RAW STORY
Published: Friday April 21, 2006

A CIA officer has been fired for leaking classified information to a Washington Post reporter.

Dana Priest won a Pulitzer Prize for reports revealing the existence of secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe. The prisons are reportedly used for the interrogation of terrorism suspects.

The White House has repeatedly called that leak a threat to national security, often comparing it unfavorably to the "positive" leaks in connection to the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame.

The agent fired reportedly placed numerous calls to Priest around the time of the prison leak, and failed a polygraph test when confronted. Criminal charges are reportedly possible.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/MSNBC_CIA_officer_fired_over_classified_0421.html


CNN Confirms 12:21 - says it happened Yesterday - after failing polygraph

NBC: CIA officer fired after admitting leak

BREAKING NEWS
By Robert Windrem and Andrea Mitchell
NBC News
Updated: 3:33 p.m. ET April 21, 2006

In a rare occurrence, the CIA fired an officer who acknowledged giving classified information to a reporter, NBC News reported on Thursday. The agency’s spokeswoman confirmed the firing.

The officer flunked a polygraph exam before being fired on Wednesday and is now under investigation by the Justice Department, NBC reported.

The leak pertained to stories on the CIA’s rumored secret prisons in Eastern Europe, sources told NBC. The information was allegedly provided to Dana Priest of the Washington Post, who wrote reports about CIA prisons in November 2005 and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for her reporting.

Priest said she could not comment on the firing, which she said she learned about from NBC News.

This leak is not linked to the recent scandal in the CIA involving undercover agent Valerie Plame’s identity being revealed, NBC reported.

Separately, the Justice Department is investigating a New York Times stories about the National Security Agency’s domestic warrantless eavesdropping. Times reporter James Risen won a Pulitzer on Monday for his reporting on the issue.

more at:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12423825/

[wryter2000]

1. Kick

Does that mean s/he can sing now? I hope, I hope.

[oldtime dfl_er]

2. wait - prison leak?

link?

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/714748

[wryter2000]

4. I imagine

Leaking the information that we're running secret prisons abroad.

[janx]

28. YEP.

Not good news for Bushco. The spotlight will be on the prisons again.

[cynatnite]

6. secret overseas prisons for terrorists n/t

[gatorboy]

3. I thought polygraphs were considered unreliable in investigations (eom)

[file83]

9. Since when has the BUSH admin paid attention to science? Just BELIEVE!!!

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. No, they're considered unreliable as evidence at trial

They are used frequently in investigations.

[simonm]

27. Polygraphs are unrelible

It works only on people with a conscience. Anyone can be trained to defeat these machines.

[file83]

5. Why wasn't BUSH given a polygraph? Or Rove? Or Cheney?

[mirandapriestly]

37. Good question.nt

[AlCzervik]

7. The black sites that Dana Priest reported on?

[kpete]

22. yes

and next they will go after her...

[TX-RAT]

32. Don't believe they can go after her, but he's toast.

[wryter2000]

8. Criminal charges?

As in a public trial?

[The Stranger]

11. FIRING AND PROSECUTING A WHISTLEBLOWER

The torture chambers run by the CIA are in violation of International Law.

THEY ARE FIRING AND PROSECUTING A WHISTLEBLOWER.

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. They are pushing the limits again

this is outrageous.

They protect the criminals and punish the truth tellers.

Enough is enough. I am sick of people who refuse to live by rule of law.

[partylessinOhio]

16. Where are the protections for a whistle-blower?

This insane government with secret torture prisons needs to be exposed. This is insane!

[leftchick]

12. porter goss doing his job for bush

cleaning house of all the true patriots. :puke:

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. Get the feeling

they just kicked things up a notch.

[SpiralHawk]

24. Yuppers

kicked up a notch in general, screws twisted a full turn tighter.

[Supersedeas]

35. Porter Goss is prosecuting the truth tellers - Secret Prisons is national

security???? What next: Tax Evasion is National Security...Graft/Bribery is National Security...Vote tampering...???

[leftchick]

44. noonan on tweety is calling the CIA person a traitor

:puke:

[stevietheman]

15. If this PATRIOT is charged, then people need to really PROTEST this. n/t

n/t

[rodeodance]

17. another whistleblower gets the boot.

[lumpy]

21. Kick for the truth.

And patriots.

[rodeodance]

18. n

[rodeodance]

19. msnbc saying right now, he was 'released" yesterday.

[morgan2]

20. what kind of cia officer

cant pass a polygraph?

[Warren Stupidity]

23. This CIA Officer is an American Patriot and a Hero!

If legal charges are filed we ought to create a legal defense fund.

[medeak]

26. agree! and let's send roses! n/t

[Imagevision]

25. Kill the messenger, that's all Bushco knows - Bush is done - just a

matter of November elections rendering this fluke of a prez powerless!!

[Marie26]

29. How unfair. nt

[DemReadingDU]

30. Perhaps this ex-CIA officer will talk on 60 Minutes

[BuyingThyme]

31. A real American.

[Nothing Without Hope]

33. ***CROOKS & LIARS HAS THE VIDEO:***

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/04/21.html#a7994

Link to Windows Media at this permalink. (Link to QuckTime version said to be "still loadng" - should become available)

This is is about leaking to Dana Priest at the Wash Post - likely re the fascist cartel punishing the leak about the secret CIA prisons. They only dislike leaks that show their own crimes. Comment at Crooks & Liars:

Andrea Mitchell just reported that the CIA has fired an agent who failed a polygraph and admitted leaking classified information to Dana Priest of the Washington Post...

Priest won a Pulitzer Prize (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/17/AR2006041700743.html?nav=rss_nationhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/17/AR2006041700743.html?nav=rss_nation) for: "Dana Priest won the beat reporting award for revealing that the CIA was using secret prisons in Eastern Europe to interrogate terrorism suspects."

Andrea says that it also has been referred to the Justice Dept for possible criminal action.

Mitchell's being told about the firing actually violated Porter Goss's order within the CIA not to leak. Go figure. This definitely will have huge ramifications...

[me b zola]

34. I hope this backfires on bushco

They go balls to the wall to find the WHISTLE BLOWER who told the truth about bush*s secret torture prisons, but they go to great lengths to HIDE the criminals who leaked the identity of an NOC officer and her front company. I can only hope that the Dems have their talking points ready to blast the hell out of those creeps.

Nothing, NOTHING suprises me from this gang any longer, although the outrage continues to burn inside of me.

When will American wake up??????????

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

36. I just love the way...

...they're so ready to press the use of polygraph testing on anybody and everybody but themselves.

How 'bout polygraphs for Chimpy, Uncle Dick, Rummy, Condi, Gonzales, Rove, Delay, Abramoff etc, etc.

On questions of torture, being misled into war, stolen elections, Falluja, illegal spying, illegal leaks, real reasons for the war, etc, etc.

In fact let's don't just stop with polygraphing, let's put the newer functional MRI brain imaging lie detection technology to work as well---it's supposed to be more reliable.

And let's make all the questioning along with the results public.

[Raksha]

43. This makes me want to use their OWN interrogation methods

on these bastards!

Re >>In fact let's don't just stop with polygraphing, let's put the newer functional MRI brain imaging lie detection technology to work as well---it's supposed to be more reliable.<<

Except that their favorite interrogation methods have long been known to be unreliable as well as brutal. So maybe MRI imaging is a possibility.

[Jack Rabbit]

38. When the criminal Bush regime is removed from power

When the criminal Bush regime is removed from power, this former agent should be given the Medal of Freedom.

[Imagevision]

39. CIA officer should be given the medal of freedom!! - like "slamdunk" got!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

40. Shoot the messanger...pay NO ATTENTION to the criminal behavior he exposed

:grr: These people are truly PSYCHOTIC!

[sofa king]

41. Can someone update me on the Sandy Berger case?

As I (vaguely) recall it, what Sandy Berger was accused of doing (stealing copies of Archives documents which were written by Berger himself) had lesser penalties (midemeanor and fine, I think) than the crime of leaking the details of the ongoing investigation to the press.

And yes, the illegal disclosure of the investigation just before the Democratic National Convention might as well been written with a Sharpie on Karl Rove's copious ass, in Jeff Guckert's handwriting.

Anyway, for purposes of comparison, I'd like to know how that leak investigation is going. I'm sure the "Who leaked the Berger story?" report is filed right next to the "Who placed put options on airlines before 9/11?" Report and the "Why was Mohammed Atta on Jack Abramoff's boat?" Report. But if anyone knows for sure, please let me know.

[Tom Joad]

42. An American Hero. May there be a thousand more.....

[Jack Rabbit]

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