[econjack]

Negroponte and his staff have repeatedly expressed concern that releasing this information might embarrass our allies.

I never understand arguments like this. If you do something stupid, but think you got away with it, the tendency is to repeat the same stupid mistake. On the other hand, getting your hand slapped once just might make you think twice about doing it again. It's time for our "allies" to think twice about what they are doing and it time for W to slap Negroponte's hand and tell him to hand the stuff over or start looking for another job...seems to me the boss should have the final word.

[FreeReign]

It's time for our "allies" to think twice about what they are doing and it time for W to slap Negroponte's hand and tell him to hand the stuff over or start looking for another job...seems to me the boss should have the final word.

Negroponte is one of the all-time stand-up good guys. He's worked for Nixon, Reagan and the Bush. The left wing hates Negroponte. Why should we think that Negroponte's following assessment is wrong?

Negroponte: These documents have provided, and continue to provide, actionable intelligence to ongoing operations. . . . It would be ill-advised to release these materials without careful screening because the material includes sensitive and potentially harmful information.