"House Intel Chief Weighs Leak Legislation"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Intelligence Committee will consider crafting legislation to help the Justice Department prosecute individuals who leak classified information, the panel's Republican chairman said Monday.

House Intelligence Chairman Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., told an audience at the conservative Heritage Foundation that deliberate leaks of classified information have "probably done more damage to the intelligence community" than espionage. He said he wants to create a culture where "zero tolerance" is the norm.

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When asked about the investigation, Hoekstra said he hasn't been focused on it.

"We are not chasing newspaper stories" in the committee, he said.

Asked if anyone's security clearances should be revoked while the investigations are ongoing, he said that is a decision for the manager involved - in this case, President Bush.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20050726/D8BIRDVG1.html

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. "zero tolerance" but the "manager involved" says when to yank clearances?

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Nice, huh?