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TraitorGate Update: High Treason in the Oval Office

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It is very important when discussing the Valerie Plame leak case to understand ORCON and why the President's claim of his decision to declassify this document and not know the consequences are bogus.

It doesn't get any easier than this. Does he need his AG to spell it out with a crayon for god's sakes?!

ORCON Classification and Valerie Plame-Wilson

"Of course everybody knew Valerie Plame was in the CIA. It was no secret she worked at a desk in Langley," continues to be a GOP talking point when addressing the leak case.

Novak: Feds know who outed CIA agent

Novak also claimed that investigators know who leaked the information, although he did not say how they know.

"The question is, does Mr. Fitzgerald know who the source was?" Novak asked. "Of course. He's known for years who the first source is. If he knows the source, why didn't he indict him? Because no crime was committed."

Thanks to Constant's and Prissy's work, we know that Novak is lying. Scroll down to the first yellow table.

This is the infamous State Department memo that contained the classified information that was leaked to the press. Go to the bottom of the first page where it reads,

SECRET//../ORCON, NOFORN
CLASSIFIED BY: [Person's Name]
E.O. 12958 Reason: 1.5(c) and (d)

This tells us why this document was classified and the various levels of classification, so there is little room for mistakes, about what is and what is not classified in the first place. The citation is EO 12958 Sec. 1.5(c) & (d)

Sec 1.5 Classification Categories

Information may not be considered for classification unless it concerns:

(c) intelligence activities (including special activities), intelligence sources or methods, or cryptology;

(d) foreign relations or foreign activities of the United States, including confidential sources;
Oh, then that means this document was classified SECRET because it reveals intelligence sources and foreign confidential sources. Well I guess that would mean "Valerie Plame, a CIA WMD manager, and the wife of Joe Wilson."

But what about the words ORCON/NOFORN? This paper on ORCON Creep explains ORCON. See the last paragraph on page 5/41 through page 11/41.
"If the information has been classified by Agency A, it cannot be reclassified or declassified by Agency B, unless Agency A consents to the change."

"The ORCON rule eliminates the ability of agencies to make judgments about the wisdom of releasing shared information."

Rules governing ORCON are in Sec. 9.2 of DCID 1/7.
Sec. 9.2 "DISSEMINATION AND EXTRACTION OF INFORMATION CONTROLLED BY ORIGINATOR" (ORCON)

9.2.1 This marking (ORCON or abbreviated OC) may be used only on classified intelligence that clearly identifies or would reasonably permit ready identification of intelligence sources or methods that are particularly susceptible to countermeasures, that would nullify or measurably reduce their effectiveness....

9.2.4 As ORCON is the most restrictive marking herein, agencies that originate intelligence will follow the procedures established in the classified DCID 1/7 ~~Supplement, "Guidelines for Use of ORCON Caveat~~."
The SECRET//.../ORCON classification should have immediately thrown up a bright flashing Red Light to anyone with half a brain. This is the type of information loss that makes Espionage and Treason cases.

So now, we not only have the first President to admit to an impeachable offense, we now have the first President to admit to espionage and treason. How incompetent does he have to be before he can assert that as a trial defense?

Comment # 1 ~ Rusty ~ 06/09/2006 10:55 GMT

We'll bring all of these traitors to justice, they are despicable.