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Originally posted by Night Stalker:
JD the writer of that article has admitted in an interview that he had White House sources for the spook disclosure and is using an NDA to protect them. Last I heard one of the Gov agencies were looking for controlling White House reps to release him from the NDA. I haven't heard anything since.
Bottom line, who had knowlege of that info? CIA - they have an express intrest in NOT revealing any information like that, Congress - possible source motivated by political reasons, White House - have definate political reasons for that petty threat.
Just as I feel that W J Clinton was rightly Impeached (and should have been convicted) for abusing Governmental power and resources for personal gain, I feel this Administration is tap dancing into that same mine field - only the personal reasons are much more insideous than W J Clinotn's
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So, it is ONLY an accusation, wether or not the writer has said it was given to him by
SOMEONE in the White House or not. You are correct on who had the knowledge and reasons, BUT until they get into Court and a judgment is made they are accusations and allegations. Show me the Court ruling on this matter and I'll show you the Court ruling on the WJC matter
Nobody said they weren't tap dancing in a mine field, what I said was "Who leaked of name of a CIA operative is currently ONLY an accusation not a fact." Is the investigation over yet? NO! Has a defendant been named? NO! Who is the presiding Judge? Has anybody seen those niffty court room drawings on TV or in the newspapers?
I don't give a rat's rear end about the emotion or feelings surrounding this incident, only the facts. Mr Gore stated " Yet at the same time, White House officials themselves leaked the name of a CIA operative serving the country, in clear violation of the law," An inaccurate statement. If Mr Gore had said "Yet at the same time, White House officials themselves are accused to have leaked the name of a CIA operative serving the country, in clear violation of the law,". Or are "alledged" to have. There would be no problem because that would be accurate. Don't make the mistake of assumeing a desire for accuracy and taking a side are the same thing. I don't believe anybody can find anywhere I have stated that the White house didn't leak anything. In FACT I posed the question to those who wanted to go after this leaker if they also wanted to go after the leaks coming out of Congressional offices, or other gov't offices, because I sure as "HALE" did. I want to investigate ALL of them.
[ 01-10-2004, 01:08 AM: Message edited by: John D Harris ]