Ex-CIA boss Leon Panetta 'spilt secrets' to Zero Dark Thirty writer

[Swagman]

Source: news.com.au

A PENTAGON investigation has found ex-CIA director Leon Panetta spilt some secret details to a Hollywood screenwriter behind the film Zero Dark Thirty, a watchdog group says.

The findings of the Pentagon's inspector general are contained in a draft report that has not been publicly released but was obtained by the independent watchdog group, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO).

The probe throws a potentially embarrassing light on President Barack Obama's administration, suggesting the White House was keen to help filmmakers tell a flattering story even as it aggressively investigated government officials and journalists over possible leaks of sensitive information.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/ex-cia-boss-leon-panetta-spilt-secrets-to-zero-dark-thirty-writer/story-e6frfkp9-1226658342058#ixzz2VOXzyiHQ

---

arrest, lengthy jail term eventually followed by trial is only for the Bradley Mannings of the world

[Warren Stupidity]

1. Next solitary torture cell to Bradley?

I'm guessing not.

Torture and persecution is for grunts.

[Maedhros]

10. Panetta's leaking of classified information is totally different than Manning's

Panetta's leaks helped to glorify the government's actions. Manning's helped to criticize the government's actions.

[Purveyor]

2. Oh it doesn't matter...he is one of 'ours'! /sarcasm off eom

[bemildred]

3. LOL.

And we are supposed to take all this secrecy stuff seriously. Yet they themselves cannot keep track of it all.

[annm4peace]

4. inconcevable

[George Gently]

5. The IG's report:

http://pogoarchives.org/m/ns/pogo_document_2013_ig.pdf

[Grassy Knoll]

6. WOW, A 2 year old report.....

What an opportune time for old news to pile on.
Thanks for the link.

[pmorlan1]

7. More Evidence

Did you see this 2 years ago? I didn't and no one else in the public did either. Nice try, though. This news just came out on June 4, 2013.

[George Gently]

8. That's true, but the context of what actually happened is in the report.

Two to four days prior to a CIA awards ceremony, the CIA contacted DOD with an objection about a Hollywood exec attending the ceremony.

The DOD relied on the CIA's objection to preclude access, but that didn't happen.

It was during his remarks at this awards ceremony that Panetta "spilt secrets"

But the report concludes: ADM McRaven and his subordinates did not have concerns about tactics, techniques and procedures being compromised and we concluded that no classified or sensitive special operations TTP's were exposed.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

9. Project on Government Oversight (POGO)