A CIA officer, not assigned to public relations, has admitted to passing classified, operational information to the media, specifically, the Washington Post. From Fox News:

WASHINGTON — A CIA officer has been relieved of his duty after being caught leaking classified information to the media.

One official called this a "damaging leak" that deals with operational information and said the fired officer "knowingly and willfully" leaked the information to the media and "was caught."

A second law enforcement official confirmed said the CIA officer had provided information that contributed to a Washington Post story last year saying there were secret U.S. prisons in Eastern Europe.

Via the Drudge Report.

Update: NBC News has identified Mary O. McCarthy as the CIA officer fired. Interestingly, Fundrace.org identifies a Mary O. McCarthy, with occupation listed as "Analyst" for the U.S. Government as having donated $2000 to John Kerry's 2004 Presidential campaign.

Cross-posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto.

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1 Curious...

Posted by: LC CanForce 101 at April 21, 2006 09:52 PM (3smJS)

2 The irony here is that someone leaked the firing of the leaker If they prosecute THAT leaker... and someone leaks their firing... this could turn into a cottage industry.

Posted by: 8ackgr0und N015e at April 21, 2006 11:28 PM (t4Rmq)

3 The CIA is so rotten from top to bottom that it should be shut down.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 22, 2006 05:05 AM (0yYS2)

4 The CIA is just another liberal enclave. The only difference between Harvard and the CIA are the retirement benefits.

Posted by: MCPO Airdale at April 22, 2006 09:46 AM (WOQ34)

5 I am a cowardly piece of shit from San Diego. I perform fellatio on men to make a living. My mother was a crack whore who died of AIDS last year. My father? Your guess is as good as mine.

Posted by: San Diego Hacker at April 22, 2006 10:37 AM (VSHgb)

6 Hey Hacker, you could run for President on the dhimmicrat ticket with credentials like that. Hell, you'd even beat Osama Obama, whose mother was a whore and whose father was a ritualistic licker of goat balls.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at April 22, 2006 07:41 PM (0yYS2)

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