[rightwingintelligentsia]

Forgive me if this has already been posted, but an interesting tidbit from the latest AP article:

Justice Department officials declined to comment publicly on the firing and whether the matter had been referred to federal prosecutors for possible criminal charges. One law enforcement official said there were dozens of leak investigations under way. Another said there had been no referral from the CIA involving the fired employee, normally a precursor to a criminal investigation.

Remember, in the Plame case, the CIA filed a referral. Here they apparently did not--so it may not be the CIA itself that brought the hammer down on her.

[onyx]

I am relying on Porter Goss's statements above all others.

[Loyal Buckeye]

Here they apparently did not--so it may not be the CIA itself that brought the hammer down on her.

It's too early to know, but maybe someone else spilled the beans about Miss Mary. The Whitehouse was very concerned about leaks 3 or 4 years ago; it is possible that investigations into those leaks revealed Miss Mary's escapade.

[ordi]

Here is what the FNC article says about that (scroll to 9th parag): Sources have told FOX News in the past that the CIA prisons/black sites story was referred to the Justice Department for investigation. That story involved the transfer of terror suspects to other countries for questioning. Some believe the CIA transferred suspects to secret prisons in countries where torture is more acceptable; secret prisons and many harsh methods of interrogation would be illegal on U.S. soil. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192640,00.html