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Since becoming President the Obama administration has prosecuted more whistle-blowers than any administration. Jeffrey Sterling

A former CIA officer has been indicted on charges of disclosing national security secrets after being accused of leaking classified information about Iran to a New York Times reporter.

Federal prosecutors charged Jeffrey Sterling with 10 counts related to improperly keeping and disclosing national security information.

The indictment did not say specifically what was leaked but, from the dates and other details, it was clear that the case centered on leaks to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Risen for his 2006 book, "State of War." The book revealed details about the CIA's covert spy war with Iran.

Thomas Drake

Drake's Whistleblowing
Drake believed that the NSA was squandering more than US$ 1 billion in a contract awarded to Science Applications International Corporation on a failed program called "Trailblazer,"[10][11] which even the NSA later determined to be an expensive failure,[12] while ignoring a promising alternative called "ThinThread" (a pilot program designed to filter the flood of telephone, e-mail and Web traffic that the NSA collects).[2]
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 701, the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act, in 2005 Drake complained internally to the designated authorities: to his bosses, the NSA Inspector General, the Defense Department Inspector General, and both the House and Senate Congressional intelligence committees.[2]
After his complaints were ignored, fron 2006-2007 he contacted Siobhan Gorman, a reporter for The Baltimore Sun.[13]

[The Indictment
Drake initially drew the attention of government investigators because they believed, incorrectly, that he might have been a source for the December 16, 2005 article in the New York Times that revealed President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program.[citation needed] The reporters for that article, Eric Lichtblau and James Risen, later won the Pulitzer Prize for that story.[citation needed]
In April 2010, he was indicted by a Baltimore, Maryland grand jury on charges of 10 counts, including Willful Retention of National Defense Information 18 U.S.C. § 793(e) (the Espionage Act) (5 counts), obstructing justice 18 U.S.C. § 1519 (1 count), and Making a False Statement 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a) (4 counts).

So, no its not surprising that the Obama administration would take this action in trying to prosecute an Icelandic MP

The US District Court in Virginia said it wanted information including user names, addresses, connection records, telephone numbers and payment details.

Those named include Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and an Icelandic MP.

The US is examining possible charges against Mr Assange over the leaking of 250,000 classified diplomatic cables.