Oh, Here’s a Surprise – No-One In White House Will Face Punishment For Release of CIA Station Chief Identification – IOTW Report

Oh, Here’s a Surprise – No-One In White House Will Face Punishment For Release of CIA Station Chief Identification

U.S. President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn after arriving at the White House September 13, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama returned to Washington after a two-day campaign trip to Nevada and Colorado.   UPI/Chip Somodevilla/Pool

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WASHINGTON DC – The White House plans no discipline in connection with the accidental release to the press last month of the identity of the CIA’s station chief in Afghanistan, but is planning more safeguards to prevent such a mistake in the future, a White House spokesman said Wednesday.

“In all of these circumstances we are balancing our commitment to transparency with the need to protect some information for national security reasons,” spokesman Josh Earnest said, briefing reporters on a review conducted by White House Counsel Neil Eggleston.

 

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