By Michael Isikoff, Newsweek
J. William Leonard learned the hard way the perils of questioning Vice President Dick Cheney. The veteran National Archives official challenged claims by the Office of Vice President (OVP) to be exempt from federal rules governing classified information. His efforts touched off a firestorm””and a counter-strike by Cheney’s chief of staff, David Addington, who tried to wipe out Leonard’s job. (Addington did not respond to requests for comment on the subject.)
Now, Leonard is quitting as director of the Archives’ Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)“”the unit that monitors the handling of government secrets. He tells NEWSWEEK that his fight with Cheney’s office was a “contributing” factor in his decision to retire after 34 years of government service.
Sounds like something Heinrich Himmler would say when he was in control of the Gestapo !!