From: "Mark" 


"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>
> "George Sherwood"  wrote in message
> news:pan.2006.01.13.00.53.19.354823{at}beernabeer.com...
>> On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:44:37 -0600, Robert G Lewis wrote:
>>>
>>> Pity they don't seem to want to apply those rules to the politicians
>>> with
>>> access to the information who have leaked it.
>>
>> I couldn't agree more.  I worked some programs where we cringed every
>> time
>> we had to brief the Hill.  Not because we didn't want them to know, but
>> you can never be sure of the politics and who will decided it is time to
>> leak.
>>
>> George
>
> I have no problem in prosecuting anyone that releases information that
> truly damages our intelligence effort.

So you encourage people to leak things to the NYTs because "they"
don't "think" it will hurt our efforts?

>I would say there is also a line where patriotism ( justification,
>rationale ) counts in the matter of whistle blowers and  prosecution.

There is also a procedure for whistle blowers in place, and the NYTs and
the rest of the press is not part of that sequence of events.

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