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President Obama was mad when he found out about the Navy Seal that wrote and released the book on the Osama Bin Laden operation. Eric Holder and the US Dept of Justice and the Pentagon are going after the Navy Seal because of secrets he shared and comments made against Obama and Biden.
Just weeks after Pentagon and Central Intelligence Agency officials warned publicly of the dangers posed by leaks about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, top officials at both agencies and at the White House granted Hollywood filmmakers unusual access to those involved in planning the raid and some of the methods they used to do it, newly released government records show.
Originally posted by Labrynth2012
The Current Administration has been doing an aweful lot against the American People and our country. The NAVY SEAL who wrote the book should be given KUDOS for it and for exposing the way in which OBAMA has been treating members of the US Military.
Originally posted by Labrynth2012
This follows an earlier posting on ATS about this same Navy Seal. Personally, I don't see what the Seal did wrong.
Originally posted by Labrynth2012
His attorney said he had every right to publish the book without getting approval from the Pentagon. I concur. It is freedom of speech under the 1st Amendment that needs to be protected, regardless if the POTUS or the US Government does not like it.
1. Intending to be legally bound, I hereby accept the obligations contained in this Agreement in consideration of my being granted access to classified information. As used in this Agreement, classified information is marked or unmarked classified information, including oral communications, that is classified under the standards of Executive Order 12356, or under any other Executive order or statute that prohibits the unauthorized disclosure of information in the interest of national security; and unclassified information that meets the standards for classification and is in the process of a classification determination as provided in Sections 1.1 and 1.2(e) of Executive Order 12356, or under any other Executive Order or statute that requires protection for such information in the interest of national security. I understand and accept that by being granted access to classified information, special confidence and trust shall be placed in me by the United States Government.
www.archives.gov...
Originally posted by Labrynth2012
This probably follows more in line with the Wiki Leaks information that has been surfacing over the past 3 or 4 years. While I would agree some of that information should not have been leaked, much of it was and what was leaked out needed to be.
Originally posted by Golf66
He is in breach of contract - specifically the one he signed on the SF-312 when he was granted access to classified information. Also, he is in violation of half a dozen US codes and Executive orders.
Originally posted by Golf66
Originally posted by Labrynth2012
The Current Administration has been doing an aweful lot against the American People and our country. The NAVY SEAL who wrote the book should be given KUDOS for it and for exposing the way in which OBAMA has been treating members of the US Military.
While I may agree with your sentiment about Obama and the military and the fact they are viewing returning veterans as some sort of attack dog that should be all but chained now that its fully trained I think some things are best left out of the public eye. A Doctor in Pakistan is either dead or going to be dead because of leaked information from the White House (I can't remember if they killed him yet.)
Originally posted by Labrynth2012
This follows an earlier posting on ATS about this same Navy Seal. Personally, I don't see what the Seal did wrong.
He is in breach of contract - specifically the one he signed on the SF-312 when he was granted access to classified information. Also, he is in violation of half a dozen US codes and Executive orders.
Originally posted by Labrynth2012
His attorney said he had every right to publish the book without getting approval from the Pentagon. I concur. It is freedom of speech under the 1st Amendment that needs to be protected, regardless if the POTUS or the US Government does not like it.
He needs a better attorney then because when they whip out the form he signed that sates the following....it is case closed:
1. Intending to be legally bound, I hereby accept the obligations contained in this Agreement in consideration of my being granted access to classified information. As used in this Agreement, classified information is marked or unmarked classified information, including oral communications, that is classified under the standards of Executive Order 12356, or under any other Executive order or statute that prohibits the unauthorized disclosure of information in the interest of national security; and unclassified information that meets the standards for classification and is in the process of a classification determination as provided in Sections 1.1 and 1.2(e) of Executive Order 12356, or under any other Executive Order or statute that requires protection for such information in the interest of national security. I understand and accept that by being granted access to classified information, special confidence and trust shall be placed in me by the United States Government.
www.archives.gov...
The first amendment stops when you enlist or accept a commission - sorry just a fact. Also, national security trumps the 1st as has been found in case law back to the Benedict Arnold days.
Originally posted by Labrynth2012
This probably follows more in line with the Wiki Leaks information that has been surfacing over the past 3 or 4 years. While I would agree some of that information should not have been leaked, much of it was and what was leaked out needed to be.
Manning was a dumb kid but he still was an adult and signed the same forms - thus is enjoying Leavenworth prison even as we speak. This guy was a career operator he knows better. In both cases they are screwed as they are in breach of contract with the US Government.
edit on 8/9/2012 by Golf66 because: horrible at "quote-fu"