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Intelligence leaks anger Obama; sharing rethought

Vince Coglianese Contributor
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President Obama is angry over recent public disclosures of classified information in Washington and the intelligence community is re-evaluating the post-Sept. 11 push for greater intelligence-sharing, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Wednesday.

“We are working on information-sharing initiatives across the board,” Mr. Clapper said in a speech. “But the classic dilemma of need to share versus need to know is still with us. And I would observe that the Wikileaks episode represents what I would consider a big yellow flag. I think it is going to have a very chilling effect on the need to share.”

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