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When Obama leaked a mangled version of the same classified information, killing 22 SEALs and several other Americans, where was the Pentagon outrage? The threatened prosecution is political, sleazy, and exactly what I expect from Obama. The community organizer disgusts me.
Sorry, I give this guy no break for his politics. If he published details that were secret and subject to a non-disclosure then he is a traitor and should be prosecuted as such. If he did not, then the Pentagon should stay out of it.
I knew that was going to happen. I am surprised it was not done earlier. He better hope he is squeaky clean on this book and nothing in the book is classified (even a small fact) or he will be charged. They are out for blood so I hope he has everything in line.
This ought to get BO some votes with the military minded in this country. LOL! Is he an idiot or what?
“We’ve got to get serious about leaks of classified information,” a senior Defense official told NBC News.
Coming from the Obama White House - which has leaked like a sieve for years - this is nothing but a tasteless joke, and the official making this assertion is little better than a clown.
It couldn’t possibly be more obvious that the only reason they’d go after this guy is because he makes the Moron in Chief in the White House look bad.
If, by contrast, the book made Hussein look good, the author could be giving away defense secrets, intelligence secrets, and the formula for Coca Cola, and no one would say a thing - except maybe Coca Cola.
The Pentagon/Military has been politicized like this country has never seen and that ain't a good thing!
Naturally, this will simply have an affect of making more people aware of the book and more inclined (curious) to purchase it; I know it has me.
One can not diss a thin-skinned, narcissistic, puerile, man-child DIKTATOR such as Barry Hussein without incurring the wrath of this Occupier in Chief.
Hey Obama: suck it up and STFU; your days are numbered: Jan 20, 2013.
He may see this as outing Obama, but disclosing operational scenarios and methods will only get other SEALs killed.
He took an oath to keep this stuff secret. He’s breaking that oath.
I am all about OPSEC, but coming from this administration-the charge is a joke! On the other hand, DOD is probably helping book sales.
“We’ve got to get serious about leaks of classified information,”a senior Defense official told NBC News. “
This is sarcasm right?
and yet the CIA (WH apointees at) gave Hollyweird a stack of classified documents to make an obama-is-a-tough guy propaganda movie for release just before the election
who makes money from that?
Isn’t the Presidiential oath a nondisclosure agreement to protect our national security?
I guess it is OK for white house leaks but not the truth correcting boy wonder.
they have already sued and won against a CIA person . They get the profits of the book and all money made including movies off of it. He tried to get authorization on it and asked them to redact anything they didn’t like..they sent him back a blank book
They just need to keep it off the shelves until after election day and then it won’t matter.
The presidents powers do not include suspension of our First Amendment rights. What government secrets were divulged? The action was on National TV.