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Sunday, December 18, 2005
What kinds of leaks are illegal?
From President Bush's address yesterday:
In the weeks following the terrorist attacks on our nation, I authorized the National Security Agency, consistent with U.S. law and the Constitution, to intercept the international communications of people with known links to Al Qaeda and related terrorist organizations. Before we intercept these communications, the government must have information that establishes a clear link to these terrorist networks.

This is a highly classified program that is crucial to our national security. Its purpose is to detect and prevent terrorist attacks against the United States, our friends and allies.

Yesterday, the existence of this secret program was revealed in media reports after being improperly provided to news organizations. As a result, our enemies have learned information they should not have.

And the unauthorized disclosure of this effort damages our national security and puts our citizens at risk. Revealing classified information is illegal, alerts our enemies and endangers our country.
Mr. President, why are leaks that disclose apparent lawbreaking and domestic spying by you and your administration illegal in your judgment, but the leaking of the identity of a clandestine CIA operative is no big deal? Just asking...

Tags: , , , White House, PlameGate
posted by JReid @ 11:43 AM  


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