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Former CIA Chief Says Revealing Covert Strike In Venezuela Undermines The Operation And 'Jeopardizes Lives'

Former CIA director Leon Panetta said that revealing the nature of the strike conducted in Venezuela in December undermined its purpose.

Speaking to The Hill, Panetta said that the "purpose of a covert operation is for it to remain classified, so that those who are involved in that kind of operation are protected in terms of doing whatever operation (you're) trying to accomplish."

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