Waging War on Leaks – by Stephen Lendman

On July 30, the Washington Post headlined “A bill to stop security leaks puts a plug on democracy,” saying:

Journalists and others talk to officials daily. Background briefings are commonplace. Vital information is discussed. Most of it is unclassified.

On May 15, HR 5743: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 was introduced and referred to committee. On May 31, it passed.

On July 30, S. 3454: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 was introduced and reported to committee. Enactment hasn’t occurred. More on it below.

A Senate amendment to S. 3454 permits only the director,

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