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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-06-06 01:07 AM
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Bush administration cracks down on leaks
WASHINGTON (AFP) - In a bid to limit leaks of classified information, the administration of President George W. Bush has launched initiatives targeting journalists and their possible government sources, a US newspaper reported.

Citing unnamed law enforcement and intelligence officials, the The Washington Post newspaper said dozens of employees of the CIA, the National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies have been interviewed in recent weeks by FBI agents, who are investigating possible leaks that led to reports about secret CIA prisons and the NSA's warrantless domestic surveillance program.

Numerous employees at the CIA, FBI, Justice Department and other agencies also have received letters from the Justice Department prohibiting them from discussing even unclassified issues related to the NSA program, the report said, citing sources familiar with the notices.

FBI agents from Los Angeles have already contacted reporters at the Sacramento Bee about stories published in July that were based on sealed court documents related to a terrorism case in Lodi, California, the paper said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/usmediasecrets
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-06-06 01:08 AM
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1. Just trying to cover his sorry criminal ass. n/t
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-06-06 01:09 AM
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2. Duplicate
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