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And I'm Melissa Block. The CIA has fired an employee for leaking classified intelligence to the media. Former intelligence officials say the information concerns alleged secret prisons in Eastern Europe. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly has more.
MARY LOUISE KELLY: It's not clear yet whether McCarthy may face criminal charges and prosecution. The Washington Post story on secret CIA prisons caused an uproar in Europe. In a statement tonight on The Post website, executive editor Leonard Downie said we don't know the details of why the CIA employee was fired, so I can't comment on that. But Downie defended The Post's reporting and important in holding the government accountable for whether or not its actions in the war against terrorism have infringed on civil liberties. Mary Louise Kelly, NPR News, Washington.
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