[privacy] Journalism and Espionage - NSA Whistleblower Subpoenaed

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via 27B Stroke 6.

[snip]

The Justice Department issued a federal grand jury subpoena Wednesday
to a former National Security Agency intelligence agent who has
publicly confirmed he was one of the sources for the New York Times'
expose of the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program.

Russell Tice, who has tried unsuccessfully to brief Congress members
who sit on the Intelligence committee members on what he considered to
be illegal NSA programs, was served with the subpoena on Wednesday.

According to the subpoena, Tice is being asked to testify about
possible disclosures of classified information that is detrimental to
the security of the United States, specifically violations of the
Espionage Act.

While the subpoena is mostly vague as to the scope of the grand jury's
investigation, it is likely connected to a Department of Justice
investigation of the New York Times story from December, which revealed
that the government was began a widespread warrantless eavesdropping of
American's overseas communications shortly after 9/11.

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More here:
http://blog.wired.com/27BStroke6/index.blog?entry_id=1529395

- ferg


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