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Detailed leaks of operational information about the foiled underwear bomb plot are causing growing anger in the US intelligence community, with former agents blaming the Obama administration for undermining national security and compromising the British services, MI6 and MI5.
The Guardian has learned from Saudi sources that the agent was not a Saudi national as was widely reported, but a Yemeni. He was born in Saudi Arabia, in the port city of Jeddah, and then studied and worked in the UK, where he acquired a British passport.
Mike Scheur, the former head of the CIA's Bin Laden unit, said the leaking about the nuts and bolts of British involvement was despicable and would make a repeat of the operation difficult. "MI6 should be as angry as hell. This is something that the prime minister should raise with the president, if he has the balls. This is really tragic," Scheur said.
He added: "Any information disclosed is too much information. This does seem to be a tawdry political thing."
You would have a problem with the truth coming out about the fact the guy was working with the CIA.
That's the problem the Fed has with the leak. That it's just another instance where the CIA is connected to the supposed plot.
The government is "embarrassed", not in any danger of sources being compromised.
This is true with all these fake conservatives like yourself .........they love defending government secrecy to protect government wrongdoing.
Rubbish. It's to do with the fact that there is a leak in an intelligence agency that has compromised the integrity of future operations. It's made it harder to repeat this kind of thing in the future.
How much harder do you think it's going to be to recruit people to take part in operations like this if they believe there is a chance that their identities (and by extension that of their friends and family) will become known? People have to trust the agencies that they work for.
Rubbish. It's to do with the fact that there is a leak in an intelligence agency that has compromised the integrity of future operations. It's made it harder to repeat this kind of thing in the future.
How much harder do you think it's going to be to recruit people to take part in operations like this if they believe there is a chance that their identities (and by extension that of their friends and family) will become known? People have to trust the agencies that they work for.
The government leaks all the the time when it suits their purpose.
The problem is you take as gospel, 100% of the time, when they assert something should remain classified.
Because you are an authoritarian, who craves to be led around.
Government secrecy is the #1 way in which anti-democratic, corruption thrives.
And you support using these bogus arguments somebody will be put "in danger".....LOL
The government leaks all the the time when it suits their purpose.
The problem is you take as gospel, 100% of the time, when they assert something should remain classified.
Because you are an authoritarian, who craves to be led around.
Government secrecy is the #1 way in which anti-democratic, corruption thrives.
And you support using these bogus arguments somebody will be put "in danger".....LOL
That's an assumption, an incorrect one as it happens but an assumption none the less. You cannot defend an argument via assuming details about another party in it. You need to provide facts (which can be accredited) or if your making a judgement you need to say as much.
Are you also critical with the writer of the article? And if not, why not?
Why would I be critical of the writer of the article? He's reporting on some aspects of the incident. Interviewing some intelligence staff in the UK about their views of it. He's not coming to any conclusions.
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