The White House Fears Prosecution In The Stuxnet Leak Case Will Confirm It Was A U.S.-Israel Operation

Gen. James E. Cartwright. Photo by Hyungwon Kang/Reuters

Washington Times: Obama plays favorites, protects loose-lipped generals who leak top secret info

James ‘Hoss’ Cartwright investigation grinds to halt; David Petraeus gets light punishment

Analysts are questioning whether the White House is protecting one of its inner-circle members in a leak investigation, especially given the Obama administration’s demonstrated willingness to prosecute and imprison lower-level government employees for providing classified information to the press.

Retired Marine Corps Gen. James “Hoss” Cartwright was vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and somewhat of a White House fixture as a close military adviser to President Obama.

For over a year, he reportedly has been the target of a Justice Department criminal investigation. He is suspected of leaking to The New York Times highly classified details of a U.S. cyberwarfare program against Iran and its quest for nuclear weapons. Gen. Cartwright played a critical role in the covert action, whose weapon was a cyberworm called Stuxnet and whose code name was “Olympic Games.”

WNU Editor: In view of current U.S. - Iranian nuclear negotiations, this leak investigation being made public is the last thing that the White House wants. In this environment, Gen. Cartwright is incredibly lucky, because if it was anyone else they would be seeing the walls of a cell for years.

More News On The Stalled Investigation of Gen. James E. Cartwright

Leak investigation stalls amid fears of confirming U.S.-Israel operation -- Washington Post
Investigation into General Suspected of Leaking Cyber-sabotage Operation Against Iran Stalls -- HNGN
Probe of leaked US-Israel cyber espionage op stall -- i24
Stuxnet leak probe stalls for fear of confirming US-Israel involvement -- Ars Technica

Is The White House Reponsible For Leaking Mossad Report That New US Congressional Sanctions On Iran Will End Nuclear Talks

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Barack Obama meet in the White House. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Jerusalem Post: Israel source says leaked report of Netanyahu-Mossad rift on Iran sanctions is 'Obama's revenge'

WNU Editor: When the U.S. Congress invited Israeli PM Netanyahu to address Congress on Iran and radical Islam .... US House Invites Netanyahu to Address Congress on Radicalism and Iran (Sputnik) .... the White House made it very clear that they were not happy with this move .... Obama blindsided by invite to Israeli PM as Iran row with Congress intensifies (Sydney Morning Herald). And even though the White House is now saying that everything is OK .... After chilly White House response, Kerry says Netanyahu welcome to speak in US 'any time' (Jerusalem Post) .... you have to wonder if this rift is far deeper than what they are saying and it would be enough to leak a foreign country's intelligence reports.

Update : It should be noted that Israel's opposition parties are also not happy with this invite. They are in the middle of an election campaign, and they are probably not happy that Netanyahu is going to be receiving this free attention .... Israeli Opposition Slams U.S. Congress Plan for Netanyahu Speech (Bloomberg).

Update #2: Breaking: Full statement from Mossad head on Iran

Who Leaked The Intel That Revealed The Failed U.S. Attempt To Rescue American Journalist James Foley?

State Dept: We Had ‘No Intention’ Of Revealing U.S. Failed Foley Rescue, ‘No Idea’ Who Leaked -- Washington Free Beacon

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters Thursday her department would never have willingly revealed the failed U.S. attempt to rescue American journalist James Foley from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), and that she has “no idea” who leaked the information to the press.

The report, citing U.S. officials, came to light Wednesday, after Foley was beheaded by ISIL.

“We had no intention of ever making this public, period — I want to be very clear about that — for the operational security both of the special operators and also of the remaining hostages,” Harf said.

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My Comment: The fact that no investigation has been announced on who leaked this intel tells me that the leaker was someone from within the White House.