Admiral: Info allegedly leaked was classified

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Admiral: Info allegedly leaked was classified
By John Christoffersen - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Feb 27, 2008 18:07:33 EST

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Navy would have immediately changed plans had it known that details of ship movements had been leaked to suspected terrorism supporters, a former top Navy official testified Wednesday at the trial of a former sailor on terrorism charges.

Hassan Abu-Jihaad, 32, of Phoenix, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he provided material support to terrorists and disclosed classified national defense information.

If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.

Abu-Jihaad, an American-born Muslim convert formerly known as Paul R. Hall, is accused of leaking information that could have doomed his own ship. He was a Navy signalman and received an honorable discharge in 2002.

He is accused of leaking details that included the makeup of his Navy battle group, its planned movements and a drawing of the group’s formation when it was to pass through the Straits of Hormuz on April 29, 2001.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/02/ap_abujihaad_022708/