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Qaeda Goes Dark After a U.S. Slip

Enemy Vanishes From Its Web Sites

By ELI LAKE, Staff Reporter of the Sun
October 9, 2007

WASHINGTON — Al Qaeda's Internet communications system has suddenly gone dark to American intelligence after the leak of Osama bin Laden's September 11 speech inadvertently disclosed the fact that we had penetrated the enemy's system.

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The intelligence blunder started with what appeared at the time as an American intelligence victory, namely that the federal government had intercepted, a full four days before it was to be aired, a video of Osama bin Laden's first appearance in three years in a video address marking the sixth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. On the morning of September 7, the Web site of ABC News posted excerpts from the speech.

But the disclosure from ABC and later other news organizations tipped off Qaeda's internal security division that the organization's Internet communications system, known among American intelligence analysts as Obelisk, was compromised. This network of Web sites serves not only as the distribution system for the videos produced by Al Qaeda's production company, As-Sahab, but also as the equivalent of a corporate intranet, dealing with such mundane matters as expense reporting and clerical memos to mid- and lower-level Qaeda operatives throughout the world.

While intranets are usually based on servers in a discrete physical location, Obelisk is a series of sites all over the Web, often with fake names, in some cases sites that are not even known by their proprietors to have been hacked by Al Qaeda.

One intelligence officer who requested anonymity said in an interview last week that the intelligence community watched in real time the shutdown of the Obelisk system. America's Obelisk watchers even saw the order to shut down the system delivered from Qaeda's internal security to a team of technical workers in Malaysia. That was the last internal message America's intelligence community saw. "We saw the whole thing shut down because of this leak," the official said. "We lost an important keyhole into the enemy."

By Friday evening, one of the key sets of sites in the Obelisk network, the Ekhlaas forum, was back on line. The Ekhlaas forum is a password-protected message board used by Qaeda for recruitment, propaganda dissemination, and as one of the entrance ways into Obelisk for those operatives whose user names are granted permission. Many of the other Obelisk sites are now offline and presumably moved to new secret locations on the World Wide Web.

The founder of a Web site known as clandestineradio.com, Nick Grace, tracked the shutdown of Qaeda's Obelisk system in real time. "It was both unprecedented and chilling from the perspective of a Web techie. The discipline and coordination to take the entire system down involving multiple Web servers, hundreds of user names and passwords, is an astounding feat, especially that it was done within minutes," Mr. Grace said yesterday.

The head of the SITE Intelligence Group, an organization that monitors Jihadi Web sites and provides information to subscribers, Rita Katz, said she personally provided the video on September 7 to the deputy director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Michael Leiter.

Ms. Katz yesterday said, "We shared a copy of the transcript and the video with the U.S. government, to Michael Leiter, with the request specifically that it was important to keep the subject secret. Then the video was leaked out. An investigation into who downloaded the video from our server indicated that several computers with IP addresses were registered to government agencies."

Yesterday a spokesman for the National Counterterrorism Center, Carl Kropf, denied the accusation that it was responsible for the leak. "That's just absolutely wrong. The allegation and the accusation that we did that is unfounded," he said. The spokesman for the director of national intelligence, Ross Feinstein, yesterday also denied the leak allegation. "The intelligence community and the ODNI senior leadership did not leak this video to the media," he said.

Ms. Katz said, "The government leak damaged our investigation into Al Qaeda's network. Techniques and sources that took years to develop became ineffective. As a result of the leak Al Qaeda changed their methods." Ms. Katz said she also lost potential revenue.

A former counterterrorism official, Roger Cressey, said, "If any of this was leaked for any reasons, especially political, that is just unconscionable." Mr. Cressey added that the work that was lost by burrowing into Qaeda's Internet system was far more valuable than any benefit that was gained by short-circuiting Osama bin Laden's video to the public.

While Al Qaeda still uses human couriers to move its most important messages between senior leaders and what is known as a Hawala network of lenders throughout the world to move interest-free money, more and more of the organization's communication happens in cyber space.

"While the traditional courier based networks can offer security and anonymity, the same can be had on the Internet. It is clear in recent years if you look at their information operations and explosion of Al Qaeda related Web sites and Web activities, the Internet has taken a primary role in their communications both externally and internally," Mr. Grace said.


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Nov 11, 2007 11:30

Our leftist press!! [15 words]

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Oct 12, 2007 16:45

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Oct 11, 2007 19:37

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Oct 11, 2007 12:42

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Oct 11, 2007 11:55

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Oct 10, 2007 17:24

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Oct 10, 2007 15:46

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Oct 10, 2007 14:42

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Oct 10, 2007 14:02

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Oct 10, 2007 12:29

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Oct 10, 2007 03:41

OBL Video "Leak" [118 words]

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Oct 10, 2007 02:26

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Oct 10, 2007 01:22

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Oct 10, 2007 00:37

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Oct 10, 2007 00:04

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Oct 9, 2007 23:12

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Oct 9, 2007 22:43

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Oct 9, 2007 22:39

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Oct 9, 2007 22:36

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Oct 9, 2007 22:37

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Oct 9, 2007 21:26

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Oct 9, 2007 21:08

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Oct 9, 2007 20:53

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Oct 9, 2007 20:25

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Oct 9, 2007 20:14

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Oct 9, 2007 19:55

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Oct 9, 2007 19:49

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Oct 9, 2007 19:34

Investigate to find out where the leak occured, then prosecute. [202 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 18:57

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Oct 9, 2007 18:33

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jesse 

Oct 9, 2007 18:13

Fox leaks transcripts [52 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 18:00

Leaks [125 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 17:36

CIA, FBI [28 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 17:36

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Oct 9, 2007 17:34

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Oct 9, 2007 17:29

Histerical posts [68 words]

THD 

Oct 9, 2007 17:26

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Oct 9, 2007 17:26

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Oct 9, 2007 17:17

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Oct 9, 2007 17:15

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Oct 9, 2007 17:03

  TRAITOR [37 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 22:13

  Qaeda goes dark and media [51 words]

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Oct 10, 2007 10:10

  BUSH Loves Osama! [32 words]

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Oct 10, 2007 10:40

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Oct 9, 2007 16:56

Bush administration...well maybe [63 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 16:50

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Oct 9, 2007 21:36

  Armitage is a Republican [100 words]

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Oct 12, 2007 08:18

Why Can't We Keep Our Mouths Shut? [101 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 16:50

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flossmore 

Oct 9, 2007 17:20

the weak%timid jorge bush-fox. [42 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 16:42

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Oct 9, 2007 16:42

  THE TREASONOUS MEDIA [125 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 17:35

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Oct 9, 2007 16:38

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Oct 9, 2007 16:37

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Oct 9, 2007 16:32

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Oct 9, 2007 16:20

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Oct 9, 2007 16:17

Treason [119 words]

i-live-2-ride 

Oct 9, 2007 16:14

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Oct 10, 2007 09:54

Terror Profiteers [71 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 16:05

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Oct 9, 2007 15:49

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Oct 9, 2007 15:33

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Oct 9, 2007 15:30

PRESIDENT CANT LEAK [55 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 15:18

American Intelligence an oxymoron [87 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 15:15

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Oct 9, 2007 15:03

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Oct 9, 2007 15:04

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Oct 9, 2007 14:58

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Oct 9, 2007 14:53

ABC= America Betrayers Company [24 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 14:51

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Oct 9, 2007 14:49

prosecute individuals [67 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 14:49

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Oct 9, 2007 14:47

Treason [146 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 14:44

Out of Control [111 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 14:45

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Oct 9, 2007 14:45

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Lynn 

Oct 9, 2007 14:43

Fox News's Website was one of the first to report, why only slam ABC? [86 words]

Kathy 

Oct 9, 2007 14:33

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Oct 9, 2007 14:29

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Oct 9, 2007 14:27

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Oct 9, 2007 14:28

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Oct 9, 2007 14:23

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Oct 9, 2007 14:20

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Oct 9, 2007 14:15

what? you expected better ...? [273 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 14:14

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Oct 9, 2007 14:13

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Oct 9, 2007 14:11

Believe What Bush's Administration says [336 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 14:04

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Oct 9, 2007 14:04

Bin's Blogs [39 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 14:00

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Oct 9, 2007 13:55

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Oct 9, 2007 13:52

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Oct 9, 2007 13:49

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Oct 9, 2007 13:44

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Oct 9, 2007 13:42

The Enemy Within [29 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 13:39

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Oct 9, 2007 13:38

Left, Right or Center: Stop the Blame Game [100 words]

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Oct 9, 2007 13:33

An you still ask in the liberal media wants the US to win the war on terror. [52 words]

DONBMCD 

Oct 9, 2007 13:32

SITE Intelligence Group is responsible - [31 words]

Jim 

Oct 9, 2007 13:29

Forget ABC, Fox News published. [76 words]

Peter M. 

Oct 9, 2007 13:29

TREASON [36 words]

Janis 

Oct 9, 2007 13:26

Blame the media? No, blame the Bush admin. [141 words]

Peter M. 

Oct 9, 2007 13:24

Qaeda Goes Dark After a U.S. Slip [134 words]

Bush&CheneyBad 

Oct 9, 2007 13:25

Journalist are acting as spies for terrorists [322 words]

Stephen DuVal 

Oct 9, 2007 13:22

Blame Bush, Not Media [1080 words]

JJG 

Oct 9, 2007 13:16

SITE Intelligence Group may not be so intelligent [62 words]

Daniel 

Oct 9, 2007 13:13

Who's side is the media on? [75 words]

Curt Caveney 

Oct 9, 2007 13:10

Where is the COMMON SENSE? [50 words]

A pissed off UNI college student. 

Oct 9, 2007 13:07

Was this an Accidental Leak? [179 words]

Jeff in Miami 

Oct 9, 2007 12:59

Treason! Treason! Treason! [23 words]

Roachly 

Oct 9, 2007 12:57

Who has the most to gain from a leak [176 words]

Patriot 

Oct 9, 2007 12:56

The Administration Is Resoponsible? [86 words]

Bret 

Oct 9, 2007 12:58

Honesty matters [52 words]

DeDe Roberts 

Oct 9, 2007 12:57

Leakee and Media share blame [44 words]

Ann Hodges 

Oct 9, 2007 12:54

Freedom of the Press [113 words]

Bernie Laddie 

Oct 9, 2007 12:54

false-flags [22 words]

citizenofmars 

Oct 9, 2007 12:48

I agree, this is treason [18 words]

John T 

Oct 9, 2007 12:37

America 4 $ale [13 words]

Dawn 

Oct 9, 2007 12:31

  Who can stand this any longer? [100 words]

Finished 

Oct 9, 2007 12:49

Blame the Leaker not the Media [103 words]

A Moderate in NY 

Oct 9, 2007 12:29

  Conservative view [74 words]

Hugh 

Oct 9, 2007 12:57

  Don't blame the leaker?! [74 words]

rap 

Oct 9, 2007 13:23

  Supoena ABC [76 words]

Military Man 

Oct 9, 2007 13:35

  Incompentent Neocons leaking classified info again [93 words]

Winkie 

Oct 9, 2007 13:40

  Liberal DemocRat controlled Press loves hiding behind "FREE PRESS" and "FREE SPEECH" [107 words]

Steve P 

Oct 9, 2007 13:41

  Response to: A Moderate in NY [56 words]

Ian of Texas 

Oct 9, 2007 13:48

  Bush will get to the bottom of it [41 words]

clbrune 

Oct 9, 2007 14:04

  Leaker?? In the Gov't probably is an ABC plant [165 words]

Greg 

Oct 9, 2007 14:27

  Leak Must be From Inside [21 words]

Beverly 

Oct 9, 2007 14:28

  Balme both [81 words]

Tektite 

Oct 9, 2007 15:30

  Leaker is also a liberal [118 words]

sorosux 

Oct 9, 2007 16:26

  WRONG WRONG WRONG [119 words]

Eric 

Oct 9, 2007 16:51

  Blame the leaker & the Media [161 words]

Jimmy D 

Oct 9, 2007 17:16

  There are no winners. [203 words]

M. Vasilove 

Oct 9, 2007 22:32

If this were China... [99 words]

Floyd B 

Oct 9, 2007 12:27

Knee jerk liberal media blamers, read the article!!!!!!!! [96 words]

sjk 

Oct 9, 2007 12:27

treason indeed - let's not forget it was a member of the Bush Admin who leaked it [135 words]

Amanda in NC 

Oct 9, 2007 12:26

Forget About It, All Going As Planned! [174 words]

Agmines 

Oct 9, 2007 12:24

US Security, Intelligence????????? [106 words]

bristol mercheson 

Oct 9, 2007 12:21

So What [102 words]

sasserw 

Oct 9, 2007 12:21

Thanks Libs!! [15 words]

GopMan 

Oct 9, 2007 12:20

Get your facts straight. [211 words]

Tyler 

Oct 9, 2007 12:18

My Enemy's Enemy is my Friend [33 words]

Al Gorda 

Oct 9, 2007 12:13

Look at this more carefully... [268 words]

moderate 

Oct 9, 2007 12:09

No-Excuses! The Leaker should be Ciminally Charged for Aiding Terrorists. [42 words]

Dawn 

Oct 9, 2007 12:07

You ppl will believe anything [193 words]

SFPaul 

Oct 9, 2007 12:07

Can't Keep A Secret [37 words]

Dave Helriegel 

Oct 9, 2007 12:04

are you serious? [123 words]

laughing@you 

Oct 9, 2007 12:03

Liberal media? LOL The White House leaked this to news agencies, including Fox!! [138 words]

Doug 

Oct 9, 2007 11:58

Not the MSM's fault - this time! [75 words]

Kevin 

Oct 9, 2007 11:58

Loose Lips Sink Ships [169 words]

geogib 

Oct 9, 2007 11:56

Mikolajczak, Cowart, et al. (anti-ABC posters) [90 words]

Dr. Octagon 

Oct 9, 2007 11:53

treason [103 words]

James 

Oct 9, 2007 11:52

Media [10 words]

Dennis 

Oct 9, 2007 11:50

treason [72 words]

roger bulkley 

Oct 9, 2007 11:50

I believe this article... [77 words]

GeSchmidtt 

Oct 9, 2007 11:50

BUSINESS AS USUAL [57 words]

one citizen speaking 

Oct 9, 2007 11:46

Self destructive media. [70 words]

Wally T 

Oct 9, 2007 11:46

Wait a sec [153 words]

Robert P 

Oct 9, 2007 11:47

Kill the Messenger? [198 words]

Mark L 

Oct 9, 2007 11:46

Just Stupid [100 words]

LA 

Oct 9, 2007 11:45

The Republican's Only Hope [15 words]

marci 

Oct 9, 2007 11:40

Bush Admin leaked it to ABC [33 words]

robko 

Oct 9, 2007 11:37

major media outlets are sick [74 words]

C. E. Nelson 

Oct 9, 2007 11:34

It's not an accident. [133 words]

Vince Hugh 

Oct 9, 2007 11:33

Find them! [51 words]

Thomas-in-Newport 

Oct 9, 2007 11:31

TV - Treason [52 words]

tj 

Oct 9, 2007 11:32

TREASON! [19 words]

RICK ANDERSON 

Oct 9, 2007 11:30

Just like the 'leak' about financial tracking [81 words]

In Furiated 

Oct 9, 2007 11:29

It's about time [10 words]

Andrew M 

Oct 9, 2007 11:25

Government hires dumbs***s! [81 words]

Number1write 

Oct 9, 2007 11:25

A CIA full of empty suits and a press full of traitors [111 words]

Mark 

Oct 9, 2007 11:21

sometimes we need to close out the media [68 words]

paul 

Oct 9, 2007 11:16

Who leaked it and what did they tell ABC [60 words]

John 

Oct 9, 2007 11:17

not the first time [16 words]

bill r 

Oct 9, 2007 11:17

Liberal media [39 words]

Johnny Cowart 

Oct 9, 2007 11:15

  And people who drop the names of secret agents should be shot [39 words]

cskendrick 

Oct 9, 2007 11:20

  not the media [63 words]

PAF 

Oct 9, 2007 11:30

  This isn't the liberal media [95 words]

JP 

Oct 9, 2007 11:44

  why cant we hold the media accountable? [24 words]

remluci 

Oct 9, 2007 11:43

  I HATE THE MEDIA [67 words]

CC 

Oct 9, 2007 12:00

  Great, more radical rightwing radio talking points [65 words]

Jefff 

Oct 9, 2007 12:03

  The leak came from the government, not the "liberal" media [57 words]

Seth Owen 

Oct 9, 2007 12:09

  FOX News Leaked the Story [11 words]

Nancy Votaw 

Oct 9, 2007 12:27

  Liberal media [25 words]

Mobocracy 

Oct 9, 2007 12:41

  Media at fault? I Think not.. look towards the White House [65 words]

Muffler 

Oct 9, 2007 12:44

  Wrong. It was the agency's job to manage this. [48 words]

YouIdiot 

Oct 9, 2007 12:58

  Who says this article is true ? [28 words]

TheMan 

Oct 9, 2007 13:06

  Shoot the leaker, not the messenger [41 words]

AtticusinPa 

Oct 9, 2007 13:08

  Liberal Media? [55 words]

Paulo 

Oct 9, 2007 13:27

TREASON, YES! NAME OF TRAITOR, PLEASE! [16 words]

KLESB 

Oct 9, 2007 11:15

  they are not impotent, they are in on it [49 words]

cskendrick 

Oct 9, 2007 11:23

  Not surprised [43 words]

Joyce Frenette 

Oct 9, 2007 11:34

  The Bush Presidency and administration can be summed up in one word… incompetence. [13 words]

Phil 

Oct 9, 2007 11:41

  U.S. Slip [131 words]

Terry E Hill 

Oct 9, 2007 11:59

  ABC...You Got the Scoop! [43 words]

Moreno 

Oct 9, 2007 12:23

  It's the administration that's the leaker [75 words]

mtlucas 

Oct 9, 2007 12:32

  ABC's Brian Ross? [29 words]

Yephora 

Oct 9, 2007 12:42

  Who is Administration? [27 words]

whatnow 

Oct 9, 2007 12:45

  No, there is no reason to believe the Bush Administration did it. [70 words]

DWPittelli 

Oct 9, 2007 13:08

  Our govrenment... [51 words]

philnyc 

Oct 9, 2007 14:57

  This has happened on both sides of the aisle [97 words]

bob 

Oct 9, 2007 15:53

  Espionage Punishable ByDeath [4 words]

BetterThanYou 

Oct 9, 2007 16:31

  Security [44 words]

Maddog 

Oct 12, 2007 11:16

One Civilization's Loss is Another Uncivilized Society's Gain [21 words]

Pog Mahone 

Oct 9, 2007 11:14

Networks for Terrorists [31 words]

derek1 

Oct 9, 2007 11:14

  Again, missing the obvious [29 words]

cskendrick 

Oct 9, 2007 11:18

yes, it was treason - Bush admin received the info, then leaked it [48 words]

cskendrick 

Oct 9, 2007 11:14

  co-conspirators in treason [119 words]

Thomas-in-Newport 

Oct 9, 2007 11:43

  Bush admin received the info, then leaked it [19 words]

Big Bubba 

Oct 9, 2007 12:04

  Leaked by Democrats or Republicans? [132 words]

Leak came from Democrats in Govt. 

Oct 9, 2007 12:15

  Mindless drones [108 words]

SHINEA 

Oct 9, 2007 12:48

  ...shutting down the free press! [65 words]

H Cunningham 

Oct 9, 2007 14:01

  Blame the administration - what fools think that? [103 words]

Greg 

Oct 9, 2007 14:36

  Yep. That fringe 70% of Americans. The America-haters. [35 words]

cskendrick 

Oct 9, 2007 15:35

  Interesting [305 words]

Steven Bandyk 

Oct 9, 2007 17:52

  Spiiil;ing the beans is a liberal trait [13 words]

Don 

Oct 11, 2007 15:23

It wasnt NBC [39 words]

DC 

Oct 9, 2007 11:13

  On Fox First [119 words]

James 

Oct 9, 2007 12:44

  Perhaps I missed something [122 words]

Don Hume 

Oct 9, 2007 13:15

  We are such fools [147 words]

Ken Culbertson 

Oct 9, 2007 17:06

Nail the leaker! [63 words]

John F Snyder 

Oct 9, 2007 11:08

Enough already [163 words]

J.Plemons 

Oct 9, 2007 11:10

  Yes, J... there is treason in the white house [42 words]

Gars Luber 

Oct 9, 2007 12:32

  Well Said [19 words]

Dave S 

Oct 9, 2007 12:50

  Irrational Nut Cases and National Security [262 words]

Ind. & Loud and Proud! 

Oct 9, 2007 14:05

  I agree ....mostly [166 words]

Raven 

Oct 9, 2007 16:43

  Bad or Worse [60 words]

cnewman 

Oct 11, 2007 14:06

TREASON [16 words]

wadwizard 

Oct 9, 2007 11:04

  treason [49 words]

Bruce Fisher 

Oct 9, 2007 11:09

  Can you buy a TV that blocks all ABC channels? [25 words]

Dave Mikolajczak 

Oct 9, 2007 11:12

  Treason prosecution should be the tip of the iceberg [57 words]

JWD 

Oct 9, 2007 11:15

  Dripping with irony... [60 words]

LMAO 

Oct 9, 2007 11:20

  Liberalism at It's Best [73 words]

Disenfranchised 

Oct 9, 2007 11:26

  we're toast [129 words]

Jim 

Oct 9, 2007 11:28

  BONUS: It was the Bush Admin that leaked [52 words]

PAF 

Oct 9, 2007 12:04

  TV that blocks ABC [36 words]

Gars Luber 

Oct 9, 2007 12:29

  Proper way to boycott [41 words]

Daniel 

Oct 9, 2007 12:28

  Hey, Wadwizard ... the Bush Admin did it ... [124 words]

Idiots Rejoice for Nothing 

Oct 9, 2007 12:31

  Did You Read the Article? [61 words]

James 

Oct 9, 2007 12:40

  Primary Treason [17 words]

JFH 

Oct 9, 2007 13:57

  There it is! Godwin's Law. Good job! [15 words]

Dave 

Oct 9, 2007 15:26

Sedition by media [29 words]

Greg Webber 

Oct 9, 2007 11:05

  HA- to those who are quick to Blame the "liberal" press [148 words]

seth 

Oct 9, 2007 11:23

  sedition, sabotage [56 words]

starving actor 

Oct 9, 2007 11:24

Qaeda Goes Dark After a U.S. Slip [28 words]

Gina 

Oct 9, 2007 11:00

Our enemy loves our news media [76 words]

John L. 

Oct 9, 2007 10:59

  To knee-jerk media attackers [43 words]

seadaddy 

Oct 9, 2007 11:21

  Ethics and Loyalty [127 words]

Bill Myers 

Oct 9, 2007 12:16

  Sure does [13 words]

BushSunkOurShip 

Oct 9, 2007 14:11

Free press does it again [16 words]

Bob 

Oct 9, 2007 10:55

  Should we have state run media [10 words]

JP 

Oct 9, 2007 11:47

Leaked AQ video [148 words]

j House 

Oct 9, 2007 10:54

drip, drip, drip... [21 words]

Bill Whalen 

Oct 9, 2007 10:51

angry [167 words]

bill satter 

Oct 9, 2007 10:49

Who is investigating ABC News? [112 words]

Gary Wood 

Oct 9, 2007 10:44

  Mousetrapped [43 words]

emmaco 

Oct 9, 2007 11:12

  Not the job of the free press to censor itself [32 words]

cskendrick 

Oct 9, 2007 11:26

  Why is this the Media's fault? [151 words]

Plong 

Oct 9, 2007 11:38

  This isn't the media's fault, nor is it the work of liberals. Try READING for once. [186 words]

lm 

Oct 9, 2007 12:56

  Shameful Lapse? [144 words]

Ray Wolf 

Oct 9, 2007 15:21

More Media Blunders [258 words]

Texas Don 

Oct 9, 2007 10:38

  God I love the neo con media [102 words]

AtticusinPa 

Oct 9, 2007 13:25

  All Parties Guilty [146 words]

Alexis Pindar 

Oct 9, 2007 15:21

  Your sick.. [36 words]

Braveagle 

Oct 9, 2007 16:20

God I love the liberal media. [27 words]

Chris R 

Oct 9, 2007 10:40

  shut up liberal bashers [84 words]

Lynne 

Oct 9, 2007 12:04

  Yeah, Blame the Liberal Media. GOP idiocy on parade again ... [160 words]

A genius apparently ... 

Oct 9, 2007 12:37

  With Murdoch in charge, do you really believe.. [184 words]

Jake M. Oppen 

Oct 9, 2007 12:42

  Leave it to Bush Co. [71 words]

Joe 

Oct 9, 2007 14:37

  Administration leaked it , Fox broadcasted it first = another liberal media conspiracy? [8 words]

usablackman 

Oct 9, 2007 14:54

  So did FoxNews. But it's okay for Republicans to betray America. [17 words]

cskendrick 

Oct 9, 2007 15:37

Mouth bigger than brains [109 words]

island man 

Oct 9, 2007 10:39

  unfathomable [17 words]

phil 

Oct 9, 2007 12:41

  READ THE ARTICLE!!! [64 words]

Liberal Media?!?! 

Oct 9, 2007 13:40

  It doesn't add up... [216 words]

Richard L. 

Oct 9, 2007 14:22

  Mouth bigger than brains? [59 words]

Dan 

Oct 9, 2007 20:07

Media Ethics [34 words]

george slawson 

Oct 9, 2007 10:36

Media blows it again [23 words]

Carlos 

Oct 9, 2007 10:34

abc news_TRAITOROUS [27 words]

mike e. cooney 

Oct 9, 2007 10:34

With Friends Like These [25 words]

David Schaab 

Oct 9, 2007 10:34

Why does the media leak? [61 words]

Steve Hollar 

Oct 9, 2007 10:34

traitors--abc [60 words]

howard chappell 

Oct 9, 2007 10:32

another blunder [54 words]

garry walton 

Oct 9, 2007 10:30

Bush wacked [15 words]

Oct 9, 2007 10:24

Clintonesta's strike again [36 words]

Bill 

Oct 9, 2007 10:24

Another leak? [70 words]

seth 

Oct 9, 2007 10:22

Free speech or insanity [128 words]

Grant Thomas 

Oct 9, 2007 10:20

ABC intelligence lead [38 words]

JJBaughan 

Oct 9, 2007 10:20

Leaks [65 words]

William Childress 

Oct 9, 2007 10:17

IDIOT DEMOCRATS!!! [31 words]

Mike 

Oct 9, 2007 10:17

Qaeda Goes Dark After U.S. Slip [74 words]

June Brown 

Oct 9, 2007 10:15

Qaeda Goes Dark After a U.S. Slip [66 words]