US officials are investigating if
potentially classified information
about the killing of Osama Bin Laden
was given to a film-maker.
Representative Peter King, a New York
Republican, said he was "pleased" that
the Pentagon and the CIA had
responded to a request he made in
August. Mr King is concerned leaks
would put the famed Seal Team 6 "in
danger".
Director Kathryn Bigelow and Sony
Pictures expect a film about the raid to
be released in October 2012. In his
August letter to the inspectors general
of the CIA and the Department of
Defense, Mr King cited a column in the
New York Times where contributor
Maureen Dowd wrote that
administration officials gave Ms
Bigelow "high-level access" to the
mission. The White House called that
report - and Mr King's claims -
"ridiculous".
Mr King is the chairman of the House
Committee on Homeland Security, has
previously called for investigations
into possible phone hacking of 9/11
victims and whether al-Qaeda is
actively recruiting US Muslims.
Ms Bigelow won a best director
Academy Award for The Hurt Locker, a
2008 movie about a US army bomb
disposal team set during the Iraq War.
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