GOP LEADERS TO LAUNCH NEW 'LEAK' PROBE; INFO TO WASH POST 'DAMAGED NATIONAL SECURITY'

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2l.htm ^

[NYjarcola]

GOP LEADERS TO LAUNCH NEW 'LEAK' PROBE; INFO TO WASH POST 'DAMAGED NATIONAL SECURITY' Tue Nov 08 2005 11:36:31 ET

**Exclusive**

Sources tell Drudge that early this afternoon House Speaker Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Frist will announce a bicameral investigation into the leak of classified information to the WASHINGTON POST regarding the “black sites” where high value al Qaeda terrorists are being held and interrogated.

MORE

Said one Hill source: “Talk about a leak that damaged national security! How will we ever get our allies to cooperate if they fear that their people will be targeted by al Qaeda.”

According to sources, the WASHINGTON POST story by Dana Priest (Wednesday November 2), revealed highly classified information that has already done significant damage to US efforts in the War on Terror.

Developing...

[aculeus]

How nice of them to leak it to Drudge.

[MNnice]

They must know what the results would be or they wouldn't be sticking their necks out.

Sad but true.

[PositiveCogins]

"I haven't been all that impressed with what they have come up with for quite a few years now that they
have supposedly been the majority party."

Hmmm... Does 900 FBI files come to mind. Like I said. if this investigation comes close to a Clinton, look for Bush to jump in tooth and nail and try to either shut it down or whitewash it to nothing.

[bkepley]

Republicans finally grew a pair.

It's risky though. Remember what happened to Nixon. The agencies have all the files and can selectively leak till Kingdom Come.

[Terein]

I don't believe that CIA liberal leakers, or leakers of any persuasion, will cease their backstabbing and persuing personal agendas until some examples are convicted and jailed. Existing laws need to be strictly enforced, not viewed as an inconvienence.

[Yo-Yo]

Please oh please let this not be Scrappleface.

[nicmarlo]

BTTT

[4integrity]

This is something that needs to be investigated. But, I believe, Administration hasn't commented on the existence of these prisons....will Senate now have to acknowledge that these places exist and possibly expose where they are.

[surely_you_jest]

America needs its own version of the British Official Secrets Act.

This Leaker-As-Hero crap goes back to Daniel Ellsberg, and it is well past time for it to stop.

[PositiveCogins]

"Existing laws need to be strictly enforced, not viewed as an inconvienence."

Sandy Burglar and John Kerry set the example. They were just reacting to the "look the other way" response from the republicans.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

Dana Priest, COME ON DOWN.

[4integrity]

'...they already know who leaker(s)is...'

Good point! Sure hope so....

[DCPatriot]

I just read on another thread that Wilson and Plame have left the country.

[layman]

Democrat talking point #1: "The timing of this probe is SUSPICIOUS"

Maybe they should have taken that into consideration before they arranged for the leak.

[Arm_Bears]

I hate to be a wet blanket, but I expect the Pubbies will be rolled yet again and will end up apologizing for initiating this investigation.

[JABBERBONK]

The CIA did the obvious leaking.

[Leatherneck_MT]

The Washington Post should be immediately occupied by Federal Marshals and shut down completely. I wouldn't even allow toilet paper to leave that place. These scumbags have crossed the line from sedition to Treason.

[hosepipe]

Sandy Berger did NOT do national security any favors..
All he got was raised eyebrow..

[indianrightwinger]

Yooohoooooo!!!

Republicans finally taking a stance and getting "in-your-face". I love it.

[EricT.]

It's time for the GOP to put the warface on.

You want the GOP to become Raider fans?