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[arpad]

Israel spy case, yea

It looks more like "pre-election bullshit case". Especially in its "able to influence decisions" part.

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That depends on who is releasing the information. Theoretically, any leak is a violation. You can still get in trouble: a democrat from NJ got thrown off the intelligence committee for leaking classified intelligence to the press (that gets people killed). But realistically, some are approved by Higher Powers (ie the president or cabinet official) so they're legally illegal, so to speak. It's part of how the system works.

But this doesn't sound like that, from what I've read. He sounds like a junior analyst, who really shouldn't be talking to the press or lobbyists at all. If he's a proxy for Feith or another aide to Sec Rumsfeld, then it's right on the line ethically. Personally, I'm waiting for data before rushing to judgement, but it certainly doesn't look good.