Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Oops
Via Power Line: CIA Refers Washington Post Leak for Investigation
This could be very good news indeed: the CIA's general counsel has taken the first step toward a criminal investigation of the agency's leak relating to alleged secret detention centers in Eastern Europe:
The Washington Post got caught playing with fire last week when it published an article describing a series of secret CIA-run prisons containing captured and apparently informative terrorists. The problem? The Post may have run afoul of the law by publishing classified information. This information may have been leaked by a source within the government, which is also a crime, so the Post will at least have company in this investigation.
I care not whether that company is Republican or Democrat; I only care that they pay for their perfidy: we are at war, and in case it hasn't occurred to the Washington Post, western civilization can't afford for them to undermine the United States government and the safety of its citizens and its faithful allies. What the hell is wrong with WaPo editors that they don't get that? Too nuanced?
It appears that once the Fitzgerald investigation wrapped up without so much as questioning Joe Wilson on some basic timelines, the Post thought they could get away with an egregious breach of national security in the form of the "black prison" story. But the CIA's general council begs to differ, and it's damned well about time.
The Justice Department should investigate the leaks and charge those involved. The chips can fall where they may; I'm goal-oriented.
This could be very good news indeed: the CIA's general counsel has taken the first step toward a criminal investigation of the agency's leak relating to alleged secret detention centers in Eastern Europe:
The Washington Post got caught playing with fire last week when it published an article describing a series of secret CIA-run prisons containing captured and apparently informative terrorists. The problem? The Post may have run afoul of the law by publishing classified information. This information may have been leaked by a source within the government, which is also a crime, so the Post will at least have company in this investigation.
I care not whether that company is Republican or Democrat; I only care that they pay for their perfidy: we are at war, and in case it hasn't occurred to the Washington Post, western civilization can't afford for them to undermine the United States government and the safety of its citizens and its faithful allies. What the hell is wrong with WaPo editors that they don't get that? Too nuanced?
It appears that once the Fitzgerald investigation wrapped up without so much as questioning Joe Wilson on some basic timelines, the Post thought they could get away with an egregious breach of national security in the form of the "black prison" story. But the CIA's general council begs to differ, and it's damned well about time.
The Justice Department should investigate the leaks and charge those involved. The chips can fall where they may; I'm goal-oriented.
