House Intel Chief Fires Democratic Staffer Over Intel Leaks!

** The democratic leaker of the intelligence document last month to the New York Times has been identified!

A democratic staffer for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) leaked the documents to the NY Times:

The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee has suspended a Democratic staff member pending an investigation into whether he leaked a high-level intelligence assessment to the news media.

The staff member, who was not identified, was suspended this week by Chairman Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., his spokesman said Thursday evening. The aide is being denied access to classified information pending the outcome of a review, said the spokesman, Jamal Ware.

The leak to The New York Times of a National Intelligence Estimate on global terror trends caused a political uproar last month. In the assessment, completed in April, analysts from the government’s 16 spy agencies concluded that the Iraq war has become a “cause celebre” for Islamic extremists, breeding deep resentment of the U.S. that probably will get worse before it gets better.

Representative LaHood said the democratic staffer asked for the informatino just days before the leak was published in the New York Times.
WOODTV reports:

In a letter to Hoekstra dated Sept. 29, Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., a committee member, said the Democratic staffer requested the document from National Intelligence Director John Negroponte three days before a Sept. 23 story by the Times on its conclusions.

“I have no credible information to say any classified information was leaked from the committee’s minority staff, but the implications of such would be dramatic,” LaHood said in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. “This may, in fact, be only coincidence, and simply ‘look bad.’ But coincidence, in this town, is rare.”

HotAir has more including previous video on the leak.

The Anchoress sends an update from the LA Times that includes news that Rep. Harman (D-Cal.)unilaterally released documents of an independent review to the press this week!
The StrateSphere has analysis.
Captain’s Quarters hopes the DOJ takes over this probe immediately.

Previously:
Iraq War Created Terror- Just Ask Canada, Germany, France & Norway!
Frist: New York Times Should Read the NIE… Ouch!
Democrats Leak 6 Month Old Documents To Damage America!
A Few of the Other Jihadist “Cause Celebre” Moments
Democrats Continue Assault, Another Leak- This Time From State

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