Panetta says no unauthorized info to filmmakers

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta delivers a speech on Indo-U.S. defense relations at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis in New Delhi June 6, 2012. / AP Photo

(AP) WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says no unauthorized information was provided to filmmakers producing a movie on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

Panetta, the former CIA director, told the Senate Wednesday that there is a Defense Department office that works with movie producers. But he insisted that no one in the department released any unauthorized material.

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Rep. King probes Hollywood bin Laden movie

Republican Rep. Peter King of New York has argued that the CIA and Pentagon jeopardized national security by cooperating too closely with director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal. The two won Academy Awards for the motion picture "The Hurt Locker."

Last month, King cited documents obtained by Judicial Watch in a Freedom of Information Act request. He said the filmmakers received "extremely close, unprecedented and potentially dangerous collaboration" from the Obama administration.

[mick7744]

Rep Peter King? Isn't he from the same political party that treasonously outed active clandesrine CIA agent Valarie Palme?

These posturing GOP bastards have no scruples...no honor...and absolutely no shame!

Their capacity for self-serving hypocracy is astounding...and I refer to both Dick Cheney and Peter King

[highiron999]

This a non issue for morons that do not know about military classification. Leak secrets go to jail-President, Secretary, citizens, etc GO TO JAIL. No indictments no law breaking no security threat, but GREAT political theater for Obama haters.

[josephp5]

Panetta is as mendatious as Rumsfeld.

[MickKegeon]

So the question remains, who authorized it?