I suggest that VICE and King George both carefully read Porter Goss' editorial, "Loose Lips Sink Spies," in today's New York Times.
Goss writes, in an obvious but feeble attempt to bolster the Administration's warrantless domestic eavesdropping program, "Revelations of intelligence successes or failures, whether accurate or not, can aid Al Qaeda and its global affiliates in many ways."
He further says that "Judge Laurence Silberman, a chairman of President Bush's commission on weapons of mass destruction, said he was 'stunned' by the damage done to our critical intelligence assets by leaked information."
Hear that Mr. President? So how come you're suddenly broadcasting all over the globe new details of a a four month old report that our intelligence prevented a terror attack on the Library Tower in Los Angeles?
In your flat-footed attempt to use your ol' tried and true fear tactic to defend your legally defenseless domestic spying program, are you not exposing the exact same kind of information that Porter Goss is describing above? Why is it perfectly fine for you to pick and choose what classified information to leak--but it's a crime when others do it?
And by the way, why do you decline to comment about whether the NSA eavesdropping program was helpful in uncovering the plot? Wasn't that the point of disclosing information about the incident--to justify warrantless spying on Americans?
As for Mr. Cheney, recent revelations of his role in outing CIA operative Valerie Wilson raise obvious questions about his motives and commitment to our national security.
Goss states, "At the Central Intelligence Agency, we are more than holding our own in the global war on terrorism, but we are at risk of losing a key battle: the battle to protect our classified information." He explains that those who disclose classified information are "committing a criminal act that potentially places American lives at risk. It is unconscionable to compromise national security information."
Let's see. Conspiring to "out" a clandestine CIA agent. Sounds like a pretty serious compromise of national security to me, Mr. Vice President--a whole lot worse than lying about a concensual sexual encounter with a certain White House intern.
Sorry, guys, the jig is up. Rove's little game of diversions and lies just doesn't play any more. The more lies you spin, the more you tie yourselves up in your own web. Only the truth will set you free.
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