IRAN STUXNET LEAK PROBE: US GEN JAMES CARTWRIGHT 'TARGET'

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• Case Number: F-2016-02039
• Publication Date: June 28, 2013

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COUNTRY: IRAN
SUBJ: (U) IRAN STUXNET LEAK PROBE: US GEN JAMES CARTWRIGHT
'TARGET'
SOURCE: London BBC News Online in English 28 Jun 13
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(BBC News Online \ Middle East) - A retired high-ranking US general
is under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information
about a covert cyber attack on Iran's nuclear programme, US media
report.
Retired Marine General James "Hoss" Cartwright has been informed by
the Justice Department that he is a target in their inquiry, NBC
News
reports.
Gen Cartwright was vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from
2007-11.
The Stuxnet virus temporarily disabled Iranian nuclear facilities
in
2010.
The New York Times gave a detailed account last year about the
virus,
and how it temporarily took out nearly 1,000 centrifuges that Iran
was using to purify uranium.
The newspaper said the attack was part of a wider cyber operation
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called Olympic Games, that began under President George W Bush and
accelerated under President Barack Obama.
The revelations prompted-the US attorney to order an investigation
into the leaks.
NBC News quoted legal sources as saying that 63-year-old Gen
Cartwright had a received a letter from the Justice Department
informing him that he is a target in their investigation.
A target is a suspect in a criminal case who has not yet been
formally charged but is expected to be, the Washington Post
reports.
Gen Cartwright was part of President Obama's inner circle of
security
advisers before he retired in 2011.
Both his lawyer and justice department officials haVe refused to
comment on the reports.
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