House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Mike Rogers and his Democractic counterpart Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger published a press release today touting a classified Defense Department report alleging that Edward Snowden’s leaks—and by proxy, stories published by news organizations—threaten national security and „are likely to have lethal consequences for our troops in the field.“

Before going any further, let’s remember what the Washington Post reported last month about Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper: