Posted on 10/13/2015 2:51:36 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
CIA Director George J. Tenet announced yesterday that he has suspended the security clearance of his predecessor, John M. Deutch, for violating government rules by working with classified material on an unsecured computer at his home.
The unprecedented action against a widely respected and still powerful former official comes at a time of heightened concern over foreign espionage and the handling of classified information. It was clearly intended as a signal that the federal government, and the CIA in particular, is determined to tighten security.
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The Justice Department decided in April not to prosecute Deutch for the security lapses, which were discovered when he left office, when CIA specialists went to his Washington home to remove a classified computer and safe. They discovered 31 files containing highly sensitive classified information on his personal computer. . .
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Precedent for pulling Hillary’s security clearance.
The brightest woman on earth doesn’t seem very bright
Security clearances should be closed down the minute someone leaves a position! Why in heck does the former head of the CIA still have clearances?
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