View Single Post
Old 05-10-2006, 11:09 AM   #55
Iowa_Flames_Fan
Referee
 
Iowa_Flames_Fan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Over the hill
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by CaramonLS
See, I had thought that all CIA names, regardless if you were working covet OPs or not were considered to be classified material.

So even if she was a desk jockey not on assignment, it would have been considered illegal to release her name.
To be honest, I have no idea--I'm sure you're right. All I'm saying is that the onus should be on the person who releases the information to the media--not on members of the media themselves. Unless Novak is snooping through someone's desk, thumbing through files marked "classified," I can't see how he can be held responsible for knowing what is and isn't secret. Expecting the media to keep secrets is like a fox guarding the henhouse--it isn't, and shouldn't be in their nature.
Iowa_Flames_Fan is offline   Reply With Quote