https://sputnikglobe.com/20170117/obama-pardons-cartright-1049700725.html

Obama Pardons US General Who Leaked Secrets on Cyber Attack of Iran Nuke Program

Sputnik International

Retired Gen. James Cartright has been pardoned for making untrue statements to US federal investigators, outgoing President Barack Obama announced. 17.01.2017, Sputnik International

2017-01-17T22:00+0000

2022-08-06T11:29+0000

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/104954/77/1049547742_0:182:3952:2417_1920x0_80_0_0_f479e80160b885229c47a7ded27ef495.jpg

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

2017

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

News

en_EN

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

1920

1080

true

1920

1440

true

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/104954/77/1049547742_0:57:3952:2542_1920x0_80_0_0_5067669627ad8b26090b089face93fd4.jpg

1920

true

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

Sputnik International

newsfeed, us, barack obama

Obama Pardons US General Who Leaked Secrets on Cyber Attack of Iran Nuke Program

22:00 GMT 17.01.2017 (Updated: 11:29 GMT 06.08.2022)

U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledges the crowd as he arrives to deliver his farewell address in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., January 10, 2017 - Sputnik International

Retired Gen. James Cartright has been pardoned for making untrue statements to US federal investigators, outgoing President Barack Obama announced.

World

Obama Commutes Whistleblower Chelsea Manning's Sentence

17 January 2017, 21:20 GMT

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Cartright, a former vice chairman of the US Joints Chiefs of Staff, was pardoned for leaking information about the US cyber operation that implanted the Stuxnet virus into Iran's nuclear centrifuge program.

"[Cartright is pardoned] for false statements to federal investigators," the announcement said on Tuesday.

Never miss a story again — sign up to our Telegram channel and we'll keep you up to speed!