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.

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 …

CIA VS. THE WHITE HOUSE: THE LEAKER AND THE SQUEALER  —  The war between the CIA and the White House took an interesting turn today as one CIA source for the press was rolled up and another came out of the closet.  —  First, the Agency announced the firing of an employee who has admitted speaking to the 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.

The Democrat Mole In The CIA Fired  —  Hey, I get home from work and find out that the CIA has fired the leaker of the CIA prison story...NICE! … I wonder which Administration she held allegience to huh?  —  Even more ironic is this: … Priest gets the Pulitzer while hopefully …

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.

No Proof of Secret C.I.A. Prisons, European Antiterror Chief Says  —  BRUSSELS, April 20 — The European Union's antiterrorism chief told a hearing on Thursday that he had not been able to prove that secret C.I.A. prisons existed in Europe.  —  "We've heard all kinds of allegations," …

A Sting Operation?  —  Rick Moran at Right Wing Nuthouse wonders if the story on CIA detention centers might not have been a sting operation to unmask leakers at Langley.  The possibility comes up because on the same day that the CIA terminated Mary McCarthy for her communications to the press …

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.