Posted on Apr 23, 2015
Judge sentences former CIA Director David Petraeus to 2 years probation plus $100,000 fine. What are your thoughts?
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I think this is another case of Rankism, if this was just an "ordinary Joe," the consequences would've been more severe, especially for spilling classified information.
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LTC Yinon Weiss
It's tough to know, as there are very few cases of more junior folks in a similar situation (giving access to a biographer who is a service member, etc.). It's a very rare case.
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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
It may be a rare case but that does not excuse anything. This guy held some of the highest "special trust and confidence" positions within our national security apparatus and FAILED --- he should be held fully accountable for his actions.
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He was a General Officer and the CIA Director? Sentencing does not fit the crime! I have seen enlisted members that have done less get more punishment then that!
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If a Sergeant or an analyst had done the same he would get decades in prison. Rankism at it's most obvious.
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SSG (Join to see)
A quantified need-to-know. She is a biographer, not someone that is "read into" whatever classified information that was divulged. I have a clearance, that doesn't mean I can walk into CIA HQ and start looking at anything I want that is at my clearance level. I would have to have a reason to know that information.
If his journal had classified information in it, then it had the same classification as the original operation/program/document. Thus it is subject to the same storage, and security rules as the originals.
Why do you think you cannot take anything that could be a recording device into a classified area? I've been in briefings, or "read in's" that I wasn't even allowed to take notes in (reference his journal). Secrets won't remain secrets if too many people know about them, or if that information is just floating around in a journal.
She as a private citizen, clearances or not, can claim Free Speech. Prosecuting her would be considerably more difficult.
If his journal had classified information in it, then it had the same classification as the original operation/program/document. Thus it is subject to the same storage, and security rules as the originals.
Why do you think you cannot take anything that could be a recording device into a classified area? I've been in briefings, or "read in's" that I wasn't even allowed to take notes in (reference his journal). Secrets won't remain secrets if too many people know about them, or if that information is just floating around in a journal.
She as a private citizen, clearances or not, can claim Free Speech. Prosecuting her would be considerably more difficult.
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