Posted on 05/25/2014 6:00:17 PM PDT by kristinn
The CIA’s top officer in Kabul was exposed Saturday by the White House when his name was inadvertently included on a list provided to news organizations of senior U.S. officials participating in President Obama’s surprise visit with U.S. troops.
The White House recognized the mistake and quickly issued a revised list that did not include the individual, who had been identified on the initial release as the “Chief of Station” in Kabul, a designation used by the CIA for its highest-ranking spy in a country.
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The Post is withholding the name of the CIA officer at the request of Obama administration officials...
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The list was circulated by e-mail to reporters who traveled to Afghanistan with Obama, and disseminated further when it was included in a “pool report,” or summary of the event meant to be shared with other news organizations, including foreign media, not taking part in the trip.
In this case, the pool report was filed by Washington Post White House bureau chief Scott Wilson. Wilson said he had copied the list from the e-mail provided by White House press officials and included it in a report that was sent to a distribution list with more than 6,000 recipients.
Wilson said that after the report was distributed, he noticed the unusual reference to the station chief and asked White House press officials in Afghanistan whether they had intended to include that name.
Initially, the press office raised no objection, apparently because military officials had provided the list to distribute to news organizations. But senior White House officials realized the mistake and scrambled to issue an updated list without the CIA officer’s name. The mistake, however, already was being noted on Twitter, although without the station chief’s name.
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That’s one way to get a station chief fired.
Question for anyone: How big is the press pool and is there a list of members?
Do treason charges require proven malice or can they me made in cases of gross incompetence?
The dems would be real pissed if Scooter Libby had done this.
What's the motive (other than incompetence)?
Why would the "Leader of the Free World" volunteer to make such a monkey out of himself‽
Post #23 might be a pretty good explanation. He’s a pett, vindictive man who cannot stand to be slighted.
That is my thought.. this is not the 1st time this has happened is it ??
Shark Bait. Can never have enough tumult: the lubricant of change.
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