The White House and a leading Republican senator accused each other of being “grossly irresponsible” on Wednesday in connection with a recent series of leaks of national security data…
The tense sparring underscored how the handling of classified information and national security has suddenly escalated into a presidential campaign-season issue, like no time in recent memory.
Congressional intelligence chiefs also expressed deep unease about the recent leaks and said they would press the Obama administration to investigate, as well as considering how laws could be strengthened to stop it happening again… (more)
EDITOR: We posed the same question yesterday as did Sen. McCain when we reported on the unusual leak coming from a general in charge of such operations.
