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Government Probes ''Hoss'' Cartwright For Leaks
[font size=2]James Cartwright, Retired General, Targeted In Leak Probe: Reports[/font]
Huffington Post | By PETE YOST | 06/27/13 10:34 PM ET EDT | AP
[font color=gray] Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright holds a news
briefing and update on the Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal implementation at the
Pentagon January 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/
Getty Images) [/font]
WASHINGTON -- A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about a covert cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities, according to media reports.
Retired Marine Gen. James "Hoss" Cartwright has been told he is a target of the probe, NBC News and The Washington Post reported Thursday. A "target" is someone a prosecutor or grand jury has substantial evidence linking to a crime and who is likely to be charged.
The Justice Department referred questions to the U.S. attorney's office in Baltimore, where a spokeswoman, Marcia Murphy, declined to comment.
The investigation of the leak about the Iran cyberattack is one of a number of national security leak investigations that have been started by the Obama administration, including ones involving The Associated Press and Fox News.
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Huffington Post | By PETE YOST | 06/27/13 10:34 PM ET EDT | AP
[font color=gray] Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright holds a news
briefing and update on the Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal implementation at the
Pentagon January 28, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/
Getty Images) [/font]
WASHINGTON -- A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about a covert cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities, according to media reports.
Retired Marine Gen. James "Hoss" Cartwright has been told he is a target of the probe, NBC News and The Washington Post reported Thursday. A "target" is someone a prosecutor or grand jury has substantial evidence linking to a crime and who is likely to be charged.
The Justice Department referred questions to the U.S. attorney's office in Baltimore, where a spokeswoman, Marcia Murphy, declined to comment.
The investigation of the leak about the Iran cyberattack is one of a number of national security leak investigations that have been started by the Obama administration, including ones involving The Associated Press and Fox News.
MORE
- Hoss! How could you?!?! I know Ben must be beside himself with grief......
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- So if the leaks expose evidence showing that the US government has committed illegal acts against nations or individuals, they don't count. Right? Stab the messenger in the heart, but look away from the message he paid for?
We've come full-circle when they start using the Nixon Doctrine as their rationale again......
