The President further explained that "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." These critical national security activities remain classified. All United States laws and policies governing the protection and nondisclosure of national security information, including the information relating to the
activities described by the President, remain in full force and effect. The unauthorized disclosure of classified information violates federal criminal law.
I get the feeling the administration has just fired
a shot across the bow of some folks and let them know
that they have crossed the line.
Ship of fools, prepare to be boarded!
I pray you're right. At this point, Rockefeller, or whomever leaked this information, is a danger to our country and has access to our most valuable secrets.
I felt the same way when I heard President Bush's press conference on Monday, when I believe he made this statement. Although I am not an attorney, I have held clearances and understand there are laws about never disclosing national secret information and that to do so is a felony. I detected a rather "harsh" Bush during this conference and although he skirted the reporters direct question about whether DOJ has instituted a criminal investigation I thought I detected in his words and tone that one was either under way, or commencing. I can only hope that Congresscritters are not afforded special treatment - I want these guys to hang just like Aldrich Ames did. I also want the NYT to hang, because there can be no doubt they knew they were publishing secret informant ion. No doubt about it, and that cannot be their defense. This is nothing like that bogus Valerie Flame incident - this is serious and someone is going to have to hang. I want the NYT to go down as bad as I want a Congresscritter's a$$.
No prisoners!!