Retired U.S. General Is Focus of Inquiry Over Iran Leak (Stuxnet Patsy?)

New York Times ^ | 6/28/2013 | NY Times

[Titus-Maximus]

WASHINGTON — The former second-ranking officer in the United States military, retired Gen. James E. Cartwright of the Marines, is a target of an investigation into the leak of classified information about American cyberattacks on Iran’s nuclear program, a person familiar with the investigation confirmed Thursday night. The leak investigation, being carried out by the United States attorney for Maryland, Rod J. Rosenstein, was announced by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. after articles in The New York Times described an ambitious series of cyberattacks under the code name Olympic Games that were intended to slow Iran’s progress toward a nuclear bomb. That General Cartwright is a focus of the leak inquiry was first reported by NBC News. The general, 63, who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2007 to 2011, became a favorite adviser of President Obama and was considered an influential voice in the White House on security matters. A lawyer for General Cartwright, Gregory B. Craig, who served as White House counsel early in the Obama administration, declined to comment. Marcia Murphy, a spokeswoman for Mr. Rosenstein, declined to confirm or deny whether General Cartwright was being investigated. “We don’t have any comment at all,” Ms. Murphy said.

[Titus-Maximus]

Very convenient patsy found!

Anyone dubious?

[Dr. Ursus]

CIA-2 WH-2 top of the third-CIA batting!

[detective]

“The general, 63, who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2007 to 2011, became a favorite adviser of President Obama and was considered an influential voice in the White House on security matters.”

Another one of Obama’s buddies thrown under the bus?

[rightwingextremist1776]

Ya sleep with dogs, ya end up with fleas....

[X-spurt]

Jes likes Butta Paula Deen, another nobama lib kissa be told “Creepy ass cracker, under da bus, MoFo”.

[KosmicKitty]

I see Greg Craig’s back.

Makes me pine for 1998 and the Clinton impeachment hearings.

Those were good times.

[autumnraine]

Anyone who is ‘friends’ with Obama better understand they will at some point feel the treads of tires.

[MestaMachine]

greg craig, friend of bill, does not like the man in the white shanty.

[MestaMachine]

EVERYONE, including the press knows that this was obama’s “me too, me too” moment.

[autumnraine]

Friend of Bill... is that anything like Friend of Dorothy? Is it a code name for cheaters of men who are married to lesbians? Completely unsure of your reference.

;)

[binreadin]

Wasn't General Cartwright, a marine, under serious consideration for the post Dempsey has now? Word is he wouldn't play ball with the administration, and that's how we got Dempsey. General Cartwright is a very well liked and respected officer. I hope they bring this threat forward so Obama can have it jammed up his _ _s in court. This is nothing but a transparent effort to muzzle a man with a conscience.

[MestaMachine]

Friend of william jefferson clinton.

[MestaMachine]

“Is it a code name for cheaters of men who are married to lesbians?”

Don’t need no code name for dat. Everybody knows dat one.

[SunkenCiv]

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round...

Thanks Titus-Maximus.