Slain CIA Agent's Dad Calls Leak Treason
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By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The father of slain CIA (news - web sites) agent Johnny "Mike" Spann said Thursday he believes an independent counsel should investigate allegations that someone in the Bush administration exposed a CIA agent's identity, calling such an act "treason."
Spann, the first American killed in Afghanistan (news - web sites), died in a prison uprising. His father, also named Johnny Spann, said he is still angry because he feels his son's identity and hometown were revealed before his son's family could be adequately protected.
Democrats in Congress, led by Sen. Charles Schumer (news, bio, voting record), D-N.Y., are calling for a special counsel to be appointed to investigate who exposed a CIA operative who is married to former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson. Wilson had accused the Bush administration of manipulating intelligence to exaggerate the threat posed by Iraq (news - web sites).
"If someone in the Bush administration leaked this, they need to be punished, and they need to be made an example of, because that's not just a leak, that's treason," Spann, of Winfield, Ala., told The Associated Press. "They should appoint an independent counsel so the American people can be sure, and let the chips fall where they may." |
