Plame leak was "was a two-bit nothing compared with this issue" Grassley

[rodeodance]

this was posted earlier.


Attorney General Says Criminal Probe Continues in Leak to 'NY Times'



http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_di...

Attorney General Says Criminal Probe Continues in Leak to 'NY Times'

NEW YORK The Justice Dept. continues to investigate possible criminal charges in the leaking of secret information to The New York Times concerning the domestic spying program.

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The information emerged in questioning from Republican Senator Charles Grassley, who was outraged that the issue had retreated from public view lately.

"The department has initiated an investigation into the possible crimes there," Gonzales replied. "Consistent with our practice I'm not going to talk about ongoing investigation," he added. "But we will look at evidence and if the evidence shows that a crime has been committed we will move forward with prosecution."

Grassley then responded, "We do not hear as much public outcry as did with the Valerie Plame case." He added that the leaking of a covert CIA operative's name "was a two-bit nothing compared with this issue -- with this information (on the spy program) being leaked to the press."

[Justitia]

1. Yeah, he'd like everyone to believe that, huh? -eom

[BOSSHOG]

2. Classic "conservative" values as espoused by chuck

"Plame" is trying to discover who committed the crime of treason, obviously no big deal to "conservatives," while the spy situation is about who exposed the POTUS as a law breaker, a big deal to "conservatives." Do they sleep at night? Do they throw a reflection in a mirror?

[Marr]

3. Yeah, that makes alot of sense.

Leaking to expose a crime = HORRIBLE

Leaking to commit a crime = no big deal

[emulatorloo]

4. If the president does it, it is not a crime

or something along those lines. . .

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