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> Second Pretty easy to find. What's your question? http://www.propublica.org/special/sealing-loose-lips-charting-obamas-crackdown-on-national-security-leaks

> Second Pretty easy to find. What's your question? http://www.propublica.org/special/sealing-loose-lips-charting-obamas-crackdown-on-national-security-leaks http://www.propublica.org/special/sealing-loose-lips-chartin...

tptacek 12y ago
This timeline shows 3 indictments for journalistic sources during the Obama administration (I'm not counting Kiriakou, who was his own source, and leaked CIA secrets during the promotion of a book he wrote, but even if I did, that's 4 indictments, not a half-dozen, and even fewer imprisonments). So, back to my question: Who are the half-dozen imprisoned journalistic sources Coll is referring to? I'm sure he's not just making it up! FWIW: I have done some research here; I asked a similar question the last time the sound bite about Obama/Holder's leak prosecution zealousness came up: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5701813 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5701813
- thissideup 12y ago
  Ah, got it. I'll have to look into it a little more. It does seem there's some uncertainty about the total. http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/jake-tapper/cnns-tapper-obama-has-used-espionage-act-more-all-/ http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/...
  - thissideup 12y ago
    That said, the number of Espionage Act prosecutions by this admin. is concerning and pernicious in itself.
    - tptacek 12y ago
      Can you support that argument with evidence?
      - thissideup 12y ago
        Yes, the evidence would be every Espionage Act prosecution under the Obama administration. Which are more numerous than the total of every previous administration since 1917. If you could justify how that's not worrisome that would be great. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917
        SamReidHughes 12y ago
        Maybe such cases are easier to prosecute in the computer era?
        tptacek 12y ago
        If you read the link I posted upthread, I won't have to repeat my response to the claim that Obama is more zealous about the Espionage Act than his predecessors.

tptacek 12y ago

This timeline shows 3 indictments for journalistic sources during the Obama administration (I'm not counting Kiriakou, who was his own source, and leaked CIA secrets during the promotion of a book he wrote, but even if I did, that's 4 indictments, not a half-dozen, and even fewer imprisonments). So, back to my question: Who are the half-dozen imprisoned journalistic sources Coll is referring to? I'm sure he's not just making it up! FWIW: I have done some research here; I asked a similar question the last time the sound bite about Obama/Holder's leak prosecution zealousness came up: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5701813 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5701813

thissideup 12y ago
Ah, got it. I'll have to look into it a little more. It does seem there's some uncertainty about the total. http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/jake-tapper/cnns-tapper-obama-has-used-espionage-act-more-all-/ http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/...
- thissideup 12y ago
  That said, the number of Espionage Act prosecutions by this admin. is concerning and pernicious in itself.
  - tptacek 12y ago
    Can you support that argument with evidence?
    - thissideup 12y ago
      Yes, the evidence would be every Espionage Act prosecution under the Obama administration. Which are more numerous than the total of every previous administration since 1917. If you could justify how that's not worrisome that would be great. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917
      - SamReidHughes 12y ago
        Maybe such cases are easier to prosecute in the computer era?
      - tptacek 12y ago
        If you read the link I posted upthread, I won't have to repeat my response to the claim that Obama is more zealous about the Espionage Act than his predecessors.