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5:50 AM ET, April 22, 2006

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New York Times:
C.I.A. Fires Senior Officer Over Leaks  —  WASHINGTON, April 21 — The Central Intelligence Agency has dismissed a senior career officer for disclosing classified information to reporters, including material for Pulitzer Prize-winning articles in The Washington Post about the agency's secret overseas prisons …
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MSNBC:
NBC: CIA officer fired after admitting leak  —  Officer allegedly failed polygraph, admitted giving reporter information … MSNBC TV  —  WASHINGTON - In a rare occurrence, the CIA fired an officer who acknowledged giving classified information to a reporter, NBC News reported on Thursday.
Matthew Barakat / Associated Press:
Lawyer: Rice Allegedly Leaked Defense Info  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaked national defense information to a pro-Israel lobbyist in the same manner that landed a lower-level Pentagon official a 12-year prison sentence, the lobbyist's lawyer said Friday.
William Branigin / Washington Post:
CIA Fires Employee for Alleged Leak  —  The CIA announced today that it has fired an employee for leaking classified information to the news media.  —  The termination of the unidentified officer was announced to CIA employees yesterday after an internal investigation of the leaks.
CBS News:
A Spy Speaks Out  —  (CBS) A CIA official who had a top role during the run-up to the Iraqi war charges the White House with ignoring intelligence that said there were no weapons of mass destruction or an active nuclear program in Iraq.  —  The former highest ranking CIA officer in Europe …
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
NSA Leak Investigation Nabs First Criminal  —  *** Welcome Michelle Malkin readers!  Make sure to check out the links coming in to the comments to see what other bloggers are saying on this matter.  Update: Keep an eye on the comments for links coming in from readers and other blogs.
Discussion: protein wisdom and PoliPundit.com
Pam Benson / CNN:
CIA fires agent over leak to media  —  Information used in Pulitzer-winning story on secret prisons  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The CIA has fired one of its officers for leaking classified information, an agency spokeswoman said Friday.  —  The officer admitted to "unauthorized discussions …
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
CIA VS. THE WHITE HOUSE: THE LEAKER AND THE SQUEALER
Discussion: In the Bullpen
Confederate Yankee:   CIA Officer Didn't CYA
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
CIA Officer Sacked For Leaking
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Curt / Flopping Aces:   The Democrat Mole In The CIA Fired
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
CIA Leaker Leaked Multiple Times
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
David Morgan / Reuters:
CIA fires officer over alleged leak
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Plugging The Leak  —  The CIA has terminated an intelligence officer …
Discussion: Big Lizards and The Belmont Club
Washington Post:
Top Shiites Nominate A Premier For Iraq  —  Al-Maliki Opposed Hussein And the U.S.-Led Invasion  —  BAGHDAD, April 21 — Jawad al-Maliki, an experienced political operator and advocate for Iraq's Shiite Muslims, won the approval of Shiite party leaders for the post of prime minister on Friday …
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Shiites Agree on Pick for Prime Minister  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 21 — Shiite leaders selected Jawad al-Maliki, a hard-line and outspoken Shiite leader, to replace the outgoing prime minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari.  The move could resolve a two-month-long political deadlock …
BBC:
Iraqi Shia bloc names PM choice
Discussion: Big Lizards
Omar / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Jawad who?  —  If you listened to what our top politicians …
Discussion: Informed Comment and Big Lizards
Robert Mayer / Publius Pundit:
NEW PRIME MINISTER NOMINEE FOR IRAQ
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Jan Silva / Associated Press:
EU official: No evidence of illegal CIA action  —  Antiterror chief advises committee  —  BRUSSELS — Investigations into reports that US agents shipped prisoners through European airports to secret detention centers have produced no evidence of illegal CIA activities, the European Union's antiterrorism coordinator said yesterday.
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
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Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
No Proof of Secret C.I.A. Prisons, European Antiterror Chief Says
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Michael J. Totten:
Back to Iraq Part VI - Smuggling My Way Out of Iraq  —  This is the sixth and final installment in a Back to Iraq series which is basically a single long essay.  Don't miss Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, and Part Five.  —  ZAKHO, IRAQ - Getting into Iraq was easy.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Dispatch from Iraq: A tiny bit of comfort  —  A soldier sees and feels a wider variety of sights and emotions in a year than most people will experience in a lifetime. ...  In my short time in the military I have experienced more suffering than I could have imagined before joining up.
Discussion: BLACKFIVE
John W. Dean / FindLaw's Writ:
If Past Is Prologue, George Bush Is Becoming An Increasingly Dangerous President  —  President George W. Bush's presidency is a disaster - one that's still unfolding.  In a mid-2004 column, I argued that, at that point, Bush had already demonstrated that he possessed the least attractive …
 
 
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