Scotty Starnes posted: " Think the fact that the book's author contradicts the White House's version of the raid has anything to do with the lawsuit threat. What happened to "the most transparent administration in history?" WASHINGTON – The Pentagon's top lawyer on Thu" | Respond to this post by replying above this line | New post on Scotty Starnes's Blog |  | 
Think the fact that the book's author contradicts the White House's version of the raid has anything to do with the lawsuit threat. What happened to "the most transparent administration in history?" WASHINGTON – The Pentagon's top lawyer on Thursday informed the former Navy SEAL who wrote a forthcoming book describing details of the raid that killed Usama bin Laden that he violated agreements to not divulge military secrets and that as a result the Pentagon is considering taking legal action against him. The general counsel of the Defense Department, Jeh Johnson, wrote in a letter transmitted to the author that he had signed two nondisclosure agreements with the Navy in 2007 that obliged him to "never divulge" classified information. "This commitment remains in force even after you left the active duty Navy," Johnson wrote. He said the author, Matt Bissonnette, left active duty "on or about April 20, 2012," which was nearly one year after the May 2011 raid. By signing the agreements, Bissonnette acknowledged his awareness, Johnson wrote, that "disclosure of classified information constitutes a violation of federal criminal law." He said it also obliged the author to submit his manuscript for a security review by the government before it was published. The Pentagon has said the manuscript was not submitted for review, although it obtained a copy last week. No comment on Team Obama disclosing classified information to Obama donors (Sony Studio) in order to make a propaganda film about the raid. Johnson said that after reviewing a copy of the book, "No Easy Day," the Pentagon concluded that the author is in "material breach and violation" of the agreements. Continue reading>>> | | | |
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