I’ve been reviewing the various versions of the C.I.A. Leak [Plamegate] on the Internet. Again, I’m not understanding why Patrick Fitzgerald isn’t indicting Cheney, Rove, and Libby for the crime specified in the Intelligence Identities Act.
Remarks on Signing the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982
President George H. W. Bush
June 23, 1982…As I’ve said, the enactment of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act is clear evidence of the value this nation places on its intelligence agencies and their personnel. It’s a vote of confidence in you by the American people through their elected representatives. It’s also a tribute to the strength of our democracy.
The Congress has carefully drafted this bill so that it focuses only on those who would transgress the bounds of decency; not those who would exercise their legitimate right of dissent. This carefully drawn act recognizes that the revelation of the names of secret agents adds nothing to legitimate public debate over intelligence policy. It is also a signal to the world that while we in this democratic nation remain tolerant and flexible, we also retain our good sense and our resolve to protect our own security and that of the brave men and women who serve us in difficult and dangerous intelligence assignments.
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If you look at the timelines, it’s clear that they discussed this over a sustantial period of time. It’s inconceivable that they didn’t know she was an undercover agent. It seems to me that the burden of proof falls on the Administration. It would seem to me that it is the job of any official contemplating talking publicly about a member of the Intelligence Community to check this point out.
"I didn’t know that she was undercover" just doesn’t get it!…
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