January 01, 2006

I Thought Leaks Were Bad, Chuckie

I guess it depends on whether the leak helps or hurts US national security -- and whether or not the Democrats can use it to bash the Bush administration. Since the security of the United States is degraded by the leak about NSA surveilance of al-Qaeda operatives AND it plays into the standard leftist Bush=Hitler talking point, its a good leak in the eyes of some Democrats. Take this one.

The investigation into leaks about a domestic spying program should determine whether the motivation was damaging security or revealing a potentially illegal activity, a Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday.

"There are differences between felons and whistleblowers, and we ought to wait 'til the investigation occurs to decide what happened," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.

On Friday, the Justice Department opened an investigation into who divulged the existence of President Bush's secret domestic spying program. The New York Times reported last month about warrantless surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican who appeared with Schumer on "Fox News Sunday," urged the Justice Department to "go after those who breached our national security and endangered Americans in the war on terror."

If this program was illegal, then I hope people are prosecuted -- but I don't think it was illegal. But regardless, those who leaked the information to the press for front page publication cannot be seen as acting in a legitimate fashion.The appropriate recipient of those suspicions would have been a prosecutor, a senior law enforcement official, or a member of Congres (which has oversight authority over the NSA). The New York Times has no legitimate role in making the determination of the legality of the program.

MORE AT: My Pet Jawa and Dread Pundit Bluto.

1/2/06 -- Welcome to everyone dropping by from Michelle Malkin's excellent blog. Thank's for the mention!

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1 Maybe Chucky could ask Hillary why she was using her IRS appointee to investigate Bill's old girl friends and all the other muck-raking that she done.

Posted by: gene at Mon Jan 2 01:33:21 2006 (OLWMO)

2 To add to the above comment. Why is the release of the Barrett investigation report being thwarted by the senate democrats. Something real fishy going on.

Posted by: gene at Mon Jan 2 02:00:18 2006 (OLWMO)

3 Excellent Post. You have a very good blog, and, I will be back to check it out on a more frequent basis. Happy New Year. R/ The Bos'un

PS Congrats for getting mentioned on Michelle Malkin's site.

Posted by: The Bosun at Mon Jan 2 04:41:27 2006 (Yxyq6)

4 Gene, I don't know what you're talking about. Have some more information to share?

Posted by: Dan at Mon Jan 2 11:33:22 2006 (aSKj6)

5 All Things Beautiful TrackBack Another Stab From The New York 'Aids The Enemy' Times

'Muslim Scholars Were Paid to Aid U.S. Propaganda' is the title of today's The New York 'Aids The Enemy' Times. Could have well been written by Al-Jazeera, starting with the title. Unbelievable. I have no idea what harted driven anti-American propaganda has taken them to this new all time low."

Posted by: Alexandra at Mon Jan 2 14:40:19 2006 (9JKJs)

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