Courtesty of Drudge.
Investigators Concluded Shelby Leaked Message (washingtonpost.com)
Specifically, Fox News chief political correspondent Carl Cameron confirmed to FBI investigators that Shelby verbally divulged the information to him during a June 19, 2002, interview, minutes after Shelby's committee had been given the information in a classified briefing, according to the sources, who declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the case.
Good for Carl Cameron for blowing the whistle on Shelby. If Shelby screwed up on accident then he needs some retraining on dealing with classified information. If he intentionally leaked then he needs to not be given classified information (see Sen. Leahy) and should leave the Senate. This is serious business folks. It can seriously compromise sources or let the bad guys know we might be on to them.
Cameron did not air the material. Moments after Shelby spoke with Cameron, he met with CNN reporter Dana Bash, and about half an hour after that, CNN broadcast the material, the sources said. CNN cited "two congressional sources" in its report.
Shame on CNN for airing the information if they knew it was classified. If not, then they should be a bit more careful. Again, this is important.
Posted by Tim at August 4, 2004 10:04 PM
