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From the Blogs
ODNI Releases FY 2009 Budget Book (Redacted):
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released a
heavily redacted version of its Congressional Budget Justification Book
for Fiscal Year 2009 in response to a request under the Freedom of
Information Act. Steven Aftergood writes that although most of the
substance of the document has been withheld, a number of details of
interest (to some) have been preserved.
Pentagon Relaxes Censorship of Afghan War Memoir:
In 2010, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer wrote a memoir of his service as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan called “Operation Dark Heart”.
The Department of Defense intervened to block publication, asserting
that the manuscript contained classified information. An initial print
run of the book was destroyed, and the work was republished with
hundreds of passages redacted. Now the Pentagon has decided that many of
the
claimed redactions are no longer necessary, and may be disclosed in
future editions of the book.
Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Cases and More from CRS:
Secrecy News has obtained recently released CRS reports on topics such
as the crisis in Mali and the security of chemical facilities, international tax havens and FY2013 spending for disaster relief.
Former CIA Officer Kiriakou Sentenced for Leak
:
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou was sentenced on January 25 to 30
months in prison for a violation of the Intelligence Identities
Protection Act after he pleaded guilty to one count of identifying a
covert agent. Although the sentence is less than that prescribed by
federal sentencing guidelines, the government said that it considers the
reduced penalty “reasonable.” Although Mr. Kiriakou accepted full
responsibility for his actions, the defense said that he had been duped
into making the unauthorized disclosure that led to his
prosecution.
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