Ex-Fort Bragg Worker Arrested for Leaking Secrets to Press

Published APR 9

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Above: **Watermarked Getty Image. Kindly Replace** Equipment lying ready to go at Fort Bragg, headquarters for the U.S. Special Forces, on Nov. 14, 2002. Image credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

The Spin

Courtney Williams exposed real sexual harassment and gender discrimination inside Delta Force, and the DOJ can't even specify what "national defense information" she supposedly revealed. Former operators spill the same tactical details on podcasts every day without any legal consequence, so this prosecution is pure retaliation against a woman who fought for better workplace conditions. The indictment is slapdash, riddled with errors and deserves to fall apart in court.

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Williams signed multiple NDAs, knew classified disclosure was illegal and even told her own mother she might get arrested for it — her own words sealed the case. An Original Classification Authority confirmed the published article and book contained SECRET, NOFORN material directly attributed to her, covering Delta Force TTPs that could get operators killed. Batches of documents labeled "for Reporter" found on her computer leave zero doubt this was a willful betrayal.

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