The operation that foiled Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s latest underwear bomb plot was a success, and everyone says so. But that consensus breaks down when the topic turns to how information about the plot became public. Last week, even while lauding the work that went in to breaking up the plan, government officials, lawmakers, and intelligence community observers were decrying the leaks related to the case.To recap: the Associated Press story that broke the news of the thwarted plot on Monday, May 7 contained the following:
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