|
|
Article: WHISTLEBLOWERS GAGGED.(crime to disclose classified information)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- The Nation
- Article date:
- November 6, 2000
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 The Nation Company L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Slipped into the spending authorization bill for intelligence agencies was a measure that makes it a felony to disclose classified information. Under the bill anyone who leaks such information, regardless of whether national security is harmed, could be prosecuted. The potential chilling effect on whistleblowers ...