Posted on 02/07/2006 6:34:17 AM PST by digger48
Director Launches Investigation Into Who Gave Sensitive Information To The Media.
Feb 7, 2006 — The director of the CIA has launched a major internal probe into media leaks about covert operations. In an agencywide e-mail, Porter Goss blamed "a very small number of people" for leaks about secret CIA operations that, in his words, "do damage to the credibility of the agency."
According to people familiar with the Goss e-mail, sent in late January and classified secret, the CIA director warned that any CIA officer deemed suspect by the agency's Office of Security and its Counter Intelligence Center (which handles internal affairs) could be subjected to an unscheduled lie detector test. CIA personnel are subjected to polygraphs at regular intervals in their careers, but one former intelligence officer called the new warning a "witch hunt." Others said Goss' e-mail was narrowly focused and did not suggest agencywide, random lie detector tests.
"It would make no sense at all to give everyone here a lie detector test," said one person who knew about the e-mail.
Goss told CIA employees there were ways other than talking to the news media to resolve any issues they had with classified CIA operations.
The memo informs its recipients that the CIA has asked the Justice Department to prosecute any leakers within its ranks. This comes in connection with recent news reports that detailed the CIA's operation of secret prisons in Europe and its far-flung flights of suspected terrorists to foreign prisons.
Crime reports from the CIA are sent to the FBI and the Department of Justice, and constitute a statement that the CIA believes a crime has been committed.
Current and former employees say there have been only a handful of such agencywide memos in recent years. One dealt with sexual harassment in the workplace and another with the embezzlement of agency money.
Goss confirmed the general outline of the leak probe in his appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Feb. 2.
"We also have an investigation of finding out what leakage, if any, is coming out of that building," he said, referring to CIA headquarters. "And I'm afraid there is some coming out. I also believe that there has been an erosion of the culture of secrecy. And we're trying to reinstill that."
CIA officers are given lie detector tests when they formally become candidates, upon completion of their probation, and then at five-year intervals throughout their careers.
CIA officers also agree to undergo "aperiodic" lie detector tests if requested.
Goss told the Intelligence Committee that "on the external side, I've called in the FBI, the Department of Justice. It is my aim, and it is my hope, that we will witness a grand jury investigation with reporters present being asked to reveal who is leaking this information."
Seems ABC is the one who thinks it's a "Witch Hunt"
The last report I heard was that the Senators and staffers were going to be asked to take a polygraph test. If they refuse to take the test, their security clearances will be stripped immediately.
Is the new Pope a Catholic?
Is Arlen Spectre a backstabbing MF?
Was "witch hunt" a part of the title? If it is it's interesting how the media would qualify this as a possible witch hunt and the Plame "outing" as a matter for a special prosecuter. Do you think there's some bias in their thinking? Nah, couldn't be!
I had heard somewhere, probably on here that DOJ was conducting polygraphs for at staffers of at least three senators that include: Wyden, Rockefeller, and Durbin.
Gee, what if a sitting US Senator is indicted in this incident?
"... but one former intelligence officer called the new warning a "witch hunt.""
Funny, isn't it? All of these negative stories about finding the leakers use anonymous "former" officers as sources.
Yes, it's a "witch hunt" and when they catch "the witches" they should execute them in the public square, unless they weigh less than a duck.
Actual Title
NSA LEAK INVESTIGATION = "WITCH HUNT"
PLAME 'NON-CRIME OF NON-STORY OF NON-AGENT = "WATERGATE"
The Leakers of the NSA Program are traitors who are aiding our enemies. These people need to be brought to justice. The pro-terrorist allies at ABC should no better, but they are biased liars.
Google for "witch hunt" "nsa" came up with 45,000.
One day they are going to need us to believe them.
Guaranteed they are one and the same = Richard Clarke
Include these 2 propagandists as giving cover to someone guilty of sedition, treason, and whole host of other laws.
How else do you propose to catch the witches?
According to people familiar with the Goss e-mail, sent in late January and classified secret
You know i hate to say this but The folks in the media haven't learned by Sept 11th. And the damage that has been done to our national security by this anti of outing the NSA is just down right treason in my opinion.
I heard on the radio that the second the story broke the cell phone calls to the terrorist dropped swiftly and dramatically just the same as how Osama stopped using his phone when they plastered that head line.
Bottom line is. I hope in the next terror attack, its the people that compromised our security that are hurt and not more innocent people. Its just a shame that they are so driven by hatred that they can't see the forrest though the trees.
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