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Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta disclosed top secret information about the Navy SEALS unit that conducted the mission on which Osama Bin Laden was found and killed, according to an unpublished Inspector-General report obtained by the Project on Government Oversight.
Panetta's disclosures came during a celebratory gathering to honor the SEALS and their commander at the CIA headquarters in Langley, VA. Among the attendees at the event was an unnamed "Hollywood executive" connected to the production of the movie about the raid, "Zero Dark Thirty," according to POGO.
"During this awards ceremony, Director Panetta specifically recognized the unit that conducted the raid and identified the ground commander by name," POGO quoted the draft report as saying. "According to the DoD Office of Security Review, the individual's name is protected from public release" under federal law, the report says.
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"Director Panetta also provided DoD information, identified by relevant Original Classification Authorities as TOP SECRET//SI//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL, as well as, SECRET/ACCM," the report said, according to POGO.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/leon-panetta-gave-hollywood-exec-top-secret-info-on-bin-laden-raids-seal-unit-leader/article/2531173
hunter
(38,339 posts)... so what's the problem?
midnight
(26,624 posts)breach of safety of the federal laws?
The Magistrate
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