CIA Leak is big Trouble For Bush - WH Press Briefing from David Corn

[Tatiana]

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To brag a bit, I was the first journalist to report that the Novak leak was evidence of a possible White House crime. Under the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982, it is a felony for an official who possesses classified information to reveal the identity of a covert officer. The punishment is up to ten years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $50,000. (This law was championed by George H.W. Bush, former CIA director and father of W.) This past weekend, MSNBC.com revealed that the CIA has requested that the Justice Department investigate the anti-Wilson leak. And The Washington Post, citing an unnamed senior administration official, reported that "two top White House officials" had called at least six Washington journalists in an effort to disclose the identity and secret occupation of Wilson's wife. That makes it seem as if there was a White House campaign targeting the Wilsons. (Wilson, by the way, is a winner of the new Ron Ridenhour Award, which is given in honor of the My Lai whistleblower and journalist.)


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[realFedUp]

1. and ten weeks went by without much of a peep from anyone else...

kind of telling....

[realFedUp]

2. Carville mentioned this on Crossfire today

the delay from when the column was published and
when Bush actually said anything about it. As usual,
this administration just does something when it
absolutely has its back to the wall.

Someone bigger than the two White House operatives
said to tie Wilson to Wilson's wife working on
WMD research.

[UpInArms]

3. I thought it rather telling that

yesterday Scott McClellan specifically denied Cheney being involved or having knowledge about this leak.

Looking at the way they work leads me to believe that whenever they say one thing, you better believe it is the opposite.

So I say - Cheney directed this.