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Ex-Officer for C.I.A. Is Sentenced in Leak Case

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The first Central Intelligence Agency officer to face prison for disclosing classified information, was sentenced on Friday to 30 months in prison. The judge, Leonie M. Brinkema, said that in approving the sentence, she would respect the terms of a plea agreement between the former C.I.A. agent, John C. Kiriakou, and prosecutors, but "I think 30 months is way too light." Before issuing the sentence she asked Mr. Kiriakou if he had anything to say. When he declined, Judge Brinkema, said, "Perhaps you have already spoken too much."
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.

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