I recall this incident, and while I can’t believe I’m saying this, the Just-Us dept is right on this one...
This was an ongoing operation where there was a Saudi operative within Al-Queda Arabian Peninsula, it it was completely blown by a leak within the Obama regime to “blow their horn” about how good they were at blocking terrorist plots.
The leaker needs to be charged with treason, and if it means that the AP call records were seized (only with a warrant), then so be it.
Mark
There was no leak. It was obama himself who wanted to claim credit for the foiled bombing attempt to show haw good he is at keeping the country safe. Not to mention that it irked him no end that Israel’s Mossad was getting credit for it. It’s the same reason he outed stuxnet as a ‘joint’ American/Israeli op.
I agree. But I think the leaker worked in the White House. This foiled Yemeni bomb plot was the latest in a series of leaks aimed at inflating Obama. It and the Sustex computer virus story were particularly egregious because intel projects of foreign allies were exposed. Tom Donilon was the chief suspect. With news media accusing the White House and members of Congress talking about a special prosecutor Obama told Holder to investigate. Or go through the motions, since they knew all along who leaked.