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The ship of state is the only ship that leaks from the top; administration officials release politically advantageous classified information all the time.
by nickff 10y ago
The ship of state is the only ship that leaks from the top; administration officials release politically advantageous classified information all the time.
- dmix 10y agoAre you implying that the NYTimes and WaPo's "anonymous sources from inside the intelligence community" are not the independent opinions of random officials who happen to talk to journalists, as they are often presented, but carefully crafted messages to support their agencies agenda? You don't say... Only a crazy Intel officer would leak damaging privileged info to the press given the amount of money they invest in counter intelligence. This is the line General Petraeus crossed. No info goes to the press that results in uncontrolled blowback or merely for personal gain. But otherwise taking info out like a hoarder is just really bad security and a different matter that should be considered within that context.
- portpecos 10y agoWait, are you saying these Trump leaks are actually crafted to support agencies' agendas? >The leakiness of the Trump White House has been a boon to the press corps, who find themselves feasting on the juicy insider details that were hard to come by during the “No Drama Obama” years. http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318621-trump-white-house-besieged-by-leaks http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318621-trump-whit...