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Publicizing special operator identities could be a crime under proposed law

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Publicizing the identities of special operations troops could be criminalized under the same laws that protect intelligence agents, according to a proposal included in the House version of the annual defense bill. 



Though aimed at military members in units that perform sensitive missions, the proposal could also cover a wide range of military and civilian roles, and allow the Secretary of Defense to apply that secrecy as they see fit.



Gabe Rottman, a lawyer and vice president of polic

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