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In reply to the discussion: Experts: Clinton emails could have compromised CIA names [View all]WhiteTara
(29,731 posts)did and for certain. Sounds like speculation.
"In the process of publicly releasing the emails, however, classification experts seem to have inadvertently provided a key to anyone who has the originals. By redacting names associated with the CIA and using the "B3 CIA PERS/ORG" exemption as the reason, "Presto the CIA names just fall off the page," Baker said.
The CIA declined to comment.
A U.S. official said the risk of the names of CIA personnel being revealed in this way is "theoretical and probably remains so at this time." The official, who did not have the authority to publicly address the matter, spoke on condition of anonymity and would not elaborate.
Steven Aftergood, who directs the Federation of American Scientists' Project on Government Secrecy, said even if any identities were revealed, they might be the names of analysts or midlevel administrators, not undercover operatives.
"I don't think there's any particular vulnerability here," Aftergood said."