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Aug. 16, 2012 5:03pm

Before joining the Blaze, Buck served as an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency, assigned to the Counterterrorism Center and Office of Iraq Analysis. He […]

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The former special operations and intelligence community members who have formed the OPSEC (Operational Security) group have become a national news story for their recently released video railing against classified leaks. Speaking out has already found the group under assault from some in the media.

As former SEALS, Special Forces, Delta Force, and CIA officers, the men behind OPSEC collectively possess tremendous hands-on knowledge and perspective on what kind of information needs to be kept secret. Their 22-minute long video– “Dishonorable Disclosures” catalogues exactly why the recent spate of national security leaks place us all in jeopardy– and most particularly those who are on the front lines fighting for our freedoms abroad. Those behind OPSEC make a clear case that it is political motivations from the White House behind the release of highly sensitive information under the Obama administration’s tenure.

And that, unfortunately, has become the real sin in the eyes of some in the media. An article in the Los Angeles Times today slams the former servicemen and intelligence professionals of OPSEC as “former speakers,” insinuating that because these men are willing to speak to the media and share their opinions, they too are somehow guilty of classified leaks. They also liken the OPSEC group to “Swift Boat Veterans for Truth,” which the men of OPSEC categorically reject because they believe their message should cross political lines.

The accusations against the men of OPSEC are slanderous, and a sign of desperation from the Obama campaign. But they are also highly illuminating about the motivations and intent of the Obama administration as the election approaches.

Tonight on ‘Real News From The Blaze’ at 6PM, we will kick off the show with former Navy Seal Brandon Webb, and myself, Buck Sexton, a former CIA Counterterrorism Officer. We will approach this issue from our respective former disciplines– clandestine military operator and intelligence officer– to break down what is really at stake in this now very public fight over the leaks and who is responsible for them.

Brandon and I will lead a discussion with the Real News panel that will get to the core of the national security risks and political motivations at play here.

We will tackle the following, and more:

What is at stake with the major national security disclosures that have occurred under President Barack Obama’s watch?
Are there clear indications that partisan politics– namely the desire to keep a Democrat in the White House– are behind these leaks as opposed to leaks during previous administrations?
Why would the media impugn decorated military and intelligence officers with false attacks such as the LA Times article?
Do former clandestine warriors and intelligence operatives have an obligation to the Constitution and the American people to speak out despite previously living the life of a quiet professional because of the severity and consistency of these leaks?

You won’t want to miss it. We are hitting this issue hard tonight to get at the truth, at 6PM, only on GBTV.

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Comments (58)

David Hendrick Behrens
Posted on August 18, 2012 at 11:25am
The Lefists Media will smear anyone condemning Obama and lie to cover up, protect Obama’s traitorous behavior.

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- Reader
  Posted on August 18, 2012 at 1:04pm
  Obama supporters are koolaid drinkers. There is no hope for them. I have tried to “discuss” political views and I get almost the exact same verbage back. It’s like they have all heard the same words, the same sentences and vomit them back up verbatum. I hope “2016″ gets out there and does some good. this country is like a bunch of mindless talking zombies repeating what they are told to repeat.
  “2016themovie.com”
  
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- 2WarAbnVet
  Posted on August 18, 2012 at 2:15pm
  Succinct, and so true.
  
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BellaMia7
Posted on August 18, 2012 at 11:18am
Libs are freaking out because this campaign of OPSEC is effective. Obama is being attacked by the Catholics, by OPSEC, teachers will now have a grievance with his new Race-based discipline in schools, and the list goes on. People are waking up.

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blackyb
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:58pm
Obama has his fingers in every aspect of government that would prevent the American people from having free and honest elections. Obama has his hand on the pulse of the fringe groups and ethnics, illegals and disenfranchised to use them against those who are patriotic Americans. Obama has dinigrated the importance of a strong defense and demoralized the troops by more than a few ways. Obama has told nothing but lies and half-truths to people from the beginning of his stealth operation into our White House. One thing for sure, he never got into power by himself. This has been a planned attack on America by putting him in the White House. Those who allowed this to happen should stand up and get him out. Those who are standing by with the power to save this country and who fail to do so will be shown in History, at some point, to be cowards. Those who are aware of the attempted overthrow and are not providing enlightment to the American people and voters in this country, are doing a disservice to this country. By the very nature of witholding information to help America, those who are knowlegable of what is afoot in the seat of power in this country, are committing treason. This is their legacy. This is what they will be leaving behind for their generations to see. Stand now or be counted as those who failed America when they had a chance to save this country.

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blackyb
Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:20pm
It is my firm belief that Barak Obama is in the White House, ineligibly and that he is there to weaken and destroy this country from within by any and every means available to him that would not entail his openly declaring war upon America.

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eramthgin
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 7:57pm
demoncrats hate all members of the military. why? because they see them as the ultimate wall between the country and them taking it over. They know that the military and the vets will not side with the govenment in a uprising against the federal government. Anything they can do to denigrate them and dimenish will be done.

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poetopoet
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 7:02pm
Them “gutless” will disembowel Obama and his Elite Czars that are bringing up his rear guard, like the Third Reich in Ruins needs Depends. They say BYO historic rewrites “The Sins of My Fuhrur” written by no other than Barry Soetoro (pen name) Barack H. Obama.

It’s on the Amazon, headed out to sea, that will declared to be hostel fire, under the rules engagement, assigned to a B l a c k-Ops team of American Patriot Navy Seals, who are actually called the Great White Equalizers in fatigues.

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- Budrow
  Posted on August 18, 2012 at 11:16am
  Poetopoet,
  English is not your first-language is it?
  
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- blackyb
  Posted on August 18, 2012 at 6:09pm
  Budrow: Most of us on here understand that PoeToPoet’s first language is Patriotism, so that is good enough for me, anyway. How about you? Is Patriotism good enough? Or are you like some swatting nats and swallowing camels?
  
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poetopoet
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:55pm
Them “gutless” will disembowel Obama and his Elite Czars that are bringing up his rear guard, like the Third Reich in Ruins needs Depends. They say BYO historic rewrites “The Sins of My Fuhrur” written by no other than Barry Soetoro (pen name) Barack H. Obama.

It’s on the Amazon headed out to sea, that will declared to be hostel fire, under the rules engagement, assigned to a Black-Ops team of American Patriot Navy Seals, who are actually called the Great White Equalizers in fatigues.

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Wigglesworth
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:40pm
Brandon Webb’s site is SOFREP.com

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RandomMan
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:33pm
I’m starting to think these limbs are on to something. If they are this dumb they shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Doing so would be insane.

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- RandomMan
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:51pm
  That’s supposed to be LIBS not limbs..
  
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- blackyb
  Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:32pm
  Well, actually they are limbs of the libs.
  
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Pigpen
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:30pm
LOL Don’t you know? SpecOps is the most racist part of the Military! The Libs have been screaming for years about the low representation of minorities in the SpecOps community. You cr@ckers had better learn quickly that it is your duty to DIE for the minorities of this world! If President Hussein needs to publicly release your name, photo, and home address to get re-elected, then you better shut your mouth and smile!

WAKE UP! Hope & Change = GET WH!T3Y!!! And that LGBT “skinhead” who shot up the FRC is NOT a DOMESTIC TERRORIST, he is a HATE CRIME CRIMINAL!!! And he is most definitely NOT the first act of violence by the LGBT against the Conservatives! So far just against our LDS faith the LGBT types have shot and killed a Bishop and torched upwards of 7 buildings. Are you a college educated cr@cker who still won’t believe that your old Jewish professors and your gay friends at college would EVER be violent towards you and yours? Go watch the “Last Supper” movie with Cameron Diaz. The Bill Paxton character is the epitome of what opinion the Jews, the lefties, the gays, et al. have of you SpecOps types and the cr@ckers who support you. WAKE UP!

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- blackyb
  Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:37pm
  It is wiser to read the Holy Bible and not watch the Last Supper movie. The Holy Bible tells the truth and will give you strength and knowlege that you would not otherwise have. My suggestion is KJV authorized. I do not need a leftist slant on the Holy Word or it dramatized by some liberal to get me interested. Personally the Truth is where the strength is. The Truth will enable you to discern what is going on during these times.
  
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capitalismrocks
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:24pm
This is why Obama won’t allow oversea’s military to vote, the entire armed forces are turning on him….

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- 13Lena
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:30pm
  You are right. There is no way the military would turn on the American people for Obama. Shoot Biden’s secret service doesn’t care about him, and I have a feeling neither does Obama’s.
  
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- Mil Mom
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:45pm
  @capitalismrocks
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:24pm
  
  This is why Obama won‘t allow oversea’s military to vote, the entire armed forces are turning on him
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  With the current ROE’s and leaks, soon there won’t be enough of them left to turn on him. My favorite soldier used to say, “That’ll NEVER happen in America because the military takes an oath to defend the Constitution, and they’ll step in before that would happen..” Well, much of what we discussed HAS happened, and they haven’t stepped in. Is it any wonder that the cabal is railroading as many of them out as they can?
  
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Wartface
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:13pm
I’ll bet you a dollar to a donut that not half of our soldier’s stationed oversea’s get their votes counted in November. OWEbama know’s they have lost all faith in their Commander in Chief. So he and his thugs will make the mail move very slowly.

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- Wango
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 7:42pm
  Not into that voter suppression thing, eh? Careful, you’re likely to get your magic undies confiscated.
  
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- mecanic
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:54pm
  your absolultly right, and pay no mind to wanker, he’s one of them.
  
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Fenrirsulfr
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:10pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_c-1Wl_Gag

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turkey13
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:05pm
I would support a secret Seal Team to go into DC and make folks that commit Treason disappear or have a smiley face under their chins. Of course if we had Term Limits people wouldn’t need to commit Treason or sale out to the highest paying lobbyst. When you are a carear politician you must produce or those power brokers won’t spend millions for your re-election.

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- tajloc
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:13pm
  Turkey We don’t need term limits…what we need is vigilance. We just need to vote them out. When we rely on some change in the law we are the ones that get hosed. thinking a pol is term limited just makes us lazy. I say if guy is doing his job let him stay otherwise get someone else. I have faith that the folks will know.
  
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- blackyb
  Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:40pm
  That is what courts and special councils are for. The Congress is going to have to get together with other like-minded men and come up with a solution.
  
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- blackyb
  Posted on August 17, 2012 at 1:42pm
  You must be nuts. There has to be term limits to keep people who smoozed in like Obama from staying in.
  
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RandomMan
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:00pm
I was reading this crap on msnbc this morning. And all the liberal comments made me want to throw up. If people are this stupid we are doomed. The artical itself was a spin piece. It doesn’t take a genius to see the risk of leaks. I am truly ashamed of these stupid liberals. They are unbelievably stupid

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- SolitudeBliss
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:02pm
  It’s a sad fact that the dumber the people the easier to control and keep in line.
  
  As far as ‘How stupid’ can people get? Although it is a stupid funny movie it’s almost prophetic, You should watch Idiocracy because that’s where we’re headed.
  
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- RandomMan
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:58pm
  When I was in college I actually thought most people had a certain level of common sense. I learned real quick in the real world people are generally stupid. Sheep is really a good analogy.
  
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commonsenseguy
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:52pm
how can they speak out against the king { obama } and his court. they should just keep their mouths shut and do as the are told, so what if the king and his court want to leak sensitive info they are just doing America a favor by being transparent, so now the court of public humiliation is in session and now the opsec will be tried by the kings { obama } jury { the media }

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- Mil Mom
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 10:31pm
  @commonsenseguy
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:52pm
  
  how can they speak out against the king { obama } and his court. they should just keep their mouths shut and do as the are told, so what if the king and his court want to leak sensitive info they are just doing America a favor by being transparent, so now the court of public humiliation is in session and now the opsec will be tried by the kings { obama } jury { the media }
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  You missed one TEENSY-WEENSY LITTLE ITEM. They leak sensitive info and our military and operatives and those helping us with National Security are likely to end up dead, and/or allies decide they can’t trust us, so we have no more allies!
  That’s REALLY what all these leaks are about in the first place, it’s part of downsizing America, and isolating those who would defend her freedom and that of others around the world!
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:48pm
“An article in the Los Angeles Times today slams the former servicemen and intelligence professionals of OPSEC as “former speakers,” insinuating that because these men are willing to speak to the media and share their opinions, they too are somehow guilty of classified leaks.”
Wait…wha….what? That’s it, if you speak up giving your OPINION regarding the administration leaking to the media, that in itself is a violation of OPSEC? WOW, what a stretch! The media will round the wagons then do anything that Axelhole tells them to pound these guys even harder than they did the Swift Boaters.

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- blackyb
  Posted on August 17, 2012 at 2:01pm
  That is what is called an attempt at ‘turning the guilt.’ Psychopaths are very good at that. It is almost an art form. We all know that is a lie. It is used to intimidate.
  
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Zatoichi
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:47pm
My hat off to all the OPSEC people and Special Operators which make it possible for us to live in the best country in the world.

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- Mil Mom
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 10:34pm
  @Zatoichi
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:47pm
  
  My hat off to all the OPSEC people and Special Operators which make it possible for us to live in the best country in the world
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  Right now they NEED more than a tip-o-the hat of respect, they need us to get their backs on blogs and message boards/news sites, and put soros trolls to shame!
  
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tothepoint
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:41pm
This appears to prove that Obama committed treason.
And, it is also more evidence that Obama and his gang do not support our military nor our country in that they are willing to risk lives and America through caluclated leaks.
Treason.

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MCDAVE
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:38pm
People in the military understand that their commander and chief is unfit to lead anything and they will vote accordingly…

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- Wango
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 7:45pm
  Speaking for every person in the military. Right. Got it. Anything else?
  
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- mecanic
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 8:59pm
  @wanker….. yea here’s something else, your a wanker and irrelevant. you are absolutly part of americas problem, not the solution.
  
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zoro51
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:29pm
simplefied. IMPEACH OBAMA REMOVE HIM NOW end the LEFTS DEMOCRATS HOLD.. there simple isnt that all evita obamas lies n deceits wont save him or his BUFFON biden… IMPEACH OBAMA NOW

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- MCDAVE
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:46pm
  Here is his list of crimes http://commieblaster.com/obamacrimes/index.html with so much overwhelming evidence..congress will do nothing
  
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zjak
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:26pm
Well if those in the Media are so smart, why don’t they go and try doing the things that the brave people at OPSEC did by serving their country?

The smart alecs in the Media will pee their pants if they were put into that situation. They hide behind freedom afforded us by those people who are now OPSEC.

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vadale
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:20pm
But it was proven that the swift boaters told the truth….Plus, this from a media that loves wikileaks. Basically, If your loiberal, you can talk. If your conservative, you must shut up. Morons.

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- eagle2715
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:42pm
  They told the truth about a democrat… that’s a big no no…
  
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johnVMFA122
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:17pm
Loose lips Sink Ships… and the leaks from the White House should be treated as TREASON, but good luck getting anywhere with that when you have a Holder (IN) justice department to investigate…

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The Sergeant Major
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:17pm
Is this the hill we want to die on? Keep your cover and let the gray area guys do the dirty work.

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- jungle J
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 5:47pm
  ten four.
  
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- Wango
  Posted on August 16, 2012 at 7:43pm
  Woodchuck to Grey Squirrel . . .Woodchuck to Grey Squirrel . . . roger that, wilco this, over and under and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go
  
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