The only reasons to leak classified CIA intel about active terrorist operations

[BootinUp]

are either for personal gain or political.

The only reason you would have that intel is because you swore to keep it secret from unauthorized persons.

Lock em up. eom.

[Enrique]

1. to keep people informed

about what their government is doing in the world. We are still a democracy.

[BootinUp]

2. Foiling a terrorist attack with an undercover agent

how soon do you want to know about it. Can we wait till folks are out of harms way before we plaster it all over the fucking news?

[MetasticTwine]

3. I'd rather not know

and allow the mission to continue so that more than a single potential bomber is taken out.

But I understand the necessity of secrecy in matters of National Security.

[hack89]

4. Except when you are Bradley Manning - then that oath is meaningless. nt

[BootinUp]

5. I don't excuse him from his oath

and to the folks who think they need to know everything the government is doing, maybe you need to sign up and get authorization to classified intel. Just a thought.