Posts Tagged ‘leaking’

Ex-CIA man accused of leaking classified info (AP)

Former CIA officer John Kiriakou, right, and his lawyers Plato Cacheris, left, and John Hundley, leave federal court in Alexandria, Va., Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. In the latest criminal case in the Obama administration's effort to punish leakers, Kiriakou, who helped track down and capture a top terror suspect was charged Monday with disclosing classified secrets about his teammates to the media. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP – An ex-CIA officer who helped track down and capture a top al-Qaida figure was charged Monday with disclosing classified secrets, including the role of one of his associates on that covert mission, in the latest of a series of prosecutions by the Obama administration against suspected leakers.


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Toxic water leaking from doomed nuclear complex

Toxic water spewing into Japan’s shores was traced back to a new crack found Saturday in a tsunami-struck nuclear power plant, authorities said.

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Setbacks mount in Japan at leaking nuclear plant (AP)

Takashi Kurita, with a microphone, a public relations official with Tokyo Electric Power Co., bows before a news conference at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP – Setbacks mounted Wednesday in the crisis over Japan’s tsunami-damaged nuclear facility, with nearby seawater testing at its highest radiation levels yet and the president of the plant operator checking into a hospital with hypertension.


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Japan backs off venting of leaking Japan reactor (AP)

Residents carry out household belongings from their ruined homes in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 19, 2011, after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated the area. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEAP – The operator of Japan’s overheating, leaking nuclear plant backed away Sunday from a tricky venting of radioactive gas from a troubled reactor as concerns grew about wider contamination of food and water.


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Assange free from prison, back to leaking secrets (AP)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds up a court document for the media after he was released on bail, outside the High Court, London, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released on bail following a week of legal drama over his extradition. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released on bail Thursday — confined to a supporter’s 600-acre estate but free to get back to work spilling U.S. government secrets on his website as he fights Sweden’s attempt to extradite him on allegations of rape and molestation.


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Obama: Zero-tolerance for anyone leaking classified info

President Obama has ordered a government-wide crackdown on access to classified information to limit the future airing of secrets by WikiLeaks.

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Vermilion 380 oil rig leaking after Gulf blast: Coast Guard

Oil appeared to be leaking into the snakebit Gulf of Mexico from a rig that exploded Thursday and hurled a dozen workers into the drink.

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