One of the most egregious examples has been the administration’s aggressive pursuit of Thomas A. Drake, a former employee of the National Security Agency, who attempted to blow the whistle on a flaw in an outrageously expensive software program the government was buying. The Obama administration charged him with 10 felony counts for a possible 35 years in prison. The government was ultimately able to only make one charge stick … a single misdemeanor count of misusing a government computer. And it turned out he was right about the software.
It is also worth pointing out that the administration’s emphasis on secrecy comes and goes depending on Barack Obama’s political agenda. Reporters were briefed so quickly and thoroughly on the allegedly secret operation to capture or kill Osama bin Laden that SEAL team operations and intelligence information gathered during the raid were compromised. And every time there is a successful secret drone mission, reporters are briefed by the White House in a very organized and systematic way.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/opinion/why-is-that-a-secret.html?_r=3
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