[mmercier]

>> Defense is more worried about saving face than they are about getting the truth out."

Maybe they are concerned about saving the limited Intel. gathering mechanisms that have not yet been compromised.

The enemy watches CSPAN too.

[ricoshea]

They do not have to worry about Cspan .It was not being televised.The five men are not being allowed to bring forth the info to Congress even in secret.
It is time we email the Judiciary Committee and demand to know why the truth is being withheld from them never even mind the rest of us.This stinks.

[niteowl77]

Maybe they are concerned about saving the limited Intel. gathering mechanisms that have not yet been compromised.

How can you think of such a thing when there is so much populist hyperbole just waiting to be posted? Why should disclosure of possible uncompromised intel sources be the sole provenance of the left?

[Captain Rhino]

Echelon is all over the Internet. Do a search.

[billybudd]

The solution is simple: answer the damn questions without compromising national security. Or maybe we shouldn't hold the military accountable - at any time - because it might "compromise" our security? Man, the Bushbots just keep coming out of the woodwork.

[Reactionary]

"The enemy watches CSPAN too."

Not only that, the enemy apparently holds high office in Washington.

[sgtbono2002]

The enemy was on the 911 Commission and they are being protected.

[KillTime]

Maybe they are concerned about saving the limited Intel. gathering mechanisms that have not yet been compromised.

The enemy watches CSPAN too.

Bingo. This is more the reason for standing down their testimony in an open forum; not just some cover up.

Sources and Methods.

As long as they are still allowed to talk behind closed doors then I'm happy. At least this now being discussed.