“These threats encompass potential espionage, violent acts against the Government or the Nation, and unauthorized disclosure of classified information, including the vast amounts of classified data available on interconnected United States Government computer networks and systems.”
Hmmmm, the last I heard, it is still illegal for someone with a security clearance to spy, advocate the violent overthrow of the government, or disclose classified information.
Think john walker, et. al. Those scumbags are in PRISON for what they did.
Where in this statement is anything different from years past?
Pardon my French, but WHF is “ potential espionage”? Are they really going to imprison people for “potential” anything? Didn’t somebody make a movie about that, I think it was called Minority Report.
As you rightly point out, these laws are already on the books and the worst leaks of classified information have mainly come from within the administration itself.
Were it not for whistleblowers, we would not know about Fast and Furious. ..among other corrupt deeds of this admin. Now we are looking straight at Benghazi and the deaths of four Americans with what seems to be government collusion.
So the question becomes:
From obama, WHY this and why NOW?