LEAKED: Full Listing Of Duffel Blog Writers Posted To Gawker
NEW YORK — The founder and editor-in-chief of Duffel Blog expressed outrage today after the entire listing of contributors to the military news organization was leaked and posted on the gossip website Gawker.
"This is an absolute outrage and I will not stand for it," said B. Gordon Willard, Duffel Blog's founder, in a statement. "We plan to pursue any and all means of legal action."
In an article posted last Friday, Gawker reporter Adam Weinstein explained that he received the listing from fugitive ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
Contributors who have effectively been "outed" include a number of active-duty officers, such as Brig. Gen. J.B. Burton, who writes under the pseudonym "Jay," Gen. Robert Caslen, who writes as "Smelly Infidel," and Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk, writing under the pseudonym "Lee Ho Fuk," which he also uses for his radio callsign.
It's unclear if contributors now in the spotlight could face punishment under the military justice system, especially considering Army Secret…
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