DNI: WaPo, Guardian Articles Contained ‘Numerous Inaccuracies’

James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 10, 2011, before the Senate Armed Services committee hearing on current and future worldwide threats ... James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 10, 2011, before the Senate Armed Services committee hearing on current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States. MORE LESS
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Clapper said the articles contained “numerous inaccuracies” and said the disclosure of the secret documents may cause “irreversible harm” to national security.

Read the statements below:

DNI Statement on Recent Unauthorized Disclosures of Classified Information

DNI Statement on Activities Authorized Under Section 702 of FISA

 

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