Fed Officials Erred in Releasing Intell Docs to Islamic Charity's Defense

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Secret Data Exposed in Terrorism Case
Federal officials erred in releasing intelligence documents to an Islamic charity's defense team.

By Greg Krikorian, Times Staff Writer


Federal officials in Dallas mistakenly disclosed classified counter-terrorism information in a breach of national security that could also threaten one of the country's biggest terrorism prosecution cases, newly unsealed court records show.

The blunder exposed secret wiretap requests that commonly include classified information from U.S. agencies, foreign intelligence reports and confidential sources.


The criminal case involves officials of the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, a now-defunct Islamic charity with alleged ties to terrorists. Its assets were frozen by the Treasury Department three months after the Sept. 11 attacks.

In announcing the seizure of the charity's funds, President Bush told a Rose Garden gathering in December 2001 that the charity was among those who "do business with terror."

Disclosure that the government erred in sharing secret intelligence on the case came to light when court files were unsealed this week. The mistake occurred nearly a year ago but was not previously disclosed. KTVT-TV in Dallas first reported the security breach late Tuesday.

The unsealed records, included in boxes of selected classified data turned over to defense lawyers in April, included what a federal prosecutor called "extraordinarily sensitive information."

But it was more than four months before FBI agents discovered, on Aug. 12, that the documents included still-secret data not intended for release.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-error16feb16,1,4823457.story

[tonkatoy57]

1. If true, what a bunch of dumb fucks

"The blunder exposed secret wiretap requests that commonly include classified information from U.S. agencies, foreign intelligence reports and confidential sources."

These people could fuck up a wet dream.

[Old and In the Way]

2. This administration IS a national security risk.

Way too many cases of information leaks that compromises investigations. Why is that? Maybe because these investigations will expose the ties that certain high profile Americans have with the sources of AQ funding?

[papau]

3. Thank God they hid the info until after the election - or Kerry might

have by even a bigger margin.

Our gov and our media - or are they the same thing ?? - watch out for us.