...and he sat quietly by and let Cheney and his people take the fall for it, while knowing all along it was not them that had leaked it.
Yes, and this while Bush/Cheney were being attacked 24/7 month after month on Iraq as well.
I suppose Novak was sworn to secrecy by Fitzgerald. But the whole thing stunk to high heaven. Pile on after pile on while we were in the middle of war.