I heard an interesting argument about this case. The argument goes something like this:
Robert Novak, who originally exposed Plame, has not been in this pickle, while Judy Miller, who didn't even write a story about it, only did research, is in the pickle. Why? It sounds very much like Novak's source(s) already stepped forward for the grand jury, and thus Mr. Novak's testimony isn't necessary. Maybe Cooper and Miller's testimony isn't necessary either, so what this might amount to is an over-zealous prosecutor following the "Martha Stewart" theory of prosecution. If you can't get someone for the crime, go after someone/anyone for the cover-up. So the question remains, if Novak's source stepped forward, why is the prosecutor beating up on Miller and Cooper? Is it because he believes that they may have different sources than Novak? If the do, how much of a secret was it, anyway? If they had the same sources, why are they still being hassled? Ultimately, I agree that reporters should not be able to invoke the privilege when invoking the privilege, in effect, makes them an accessory to a crime. And journalists ought to know better than to guarantee anonymity to a source in such a case. Rob >Gruss wrote: >In a statement, Time said it believes "the Supreme Court has limited >press freedom in ways that will have a chilling effect on our work and >that may damage the free flow of information that is so necessary in a >democratic society." ' >--------------------- > >I'm not sure I agree with that. The reporters essentially helped a >source commit a federal crime and I don't believe freedom of the press >extends that far. That is, I don't think the law permits reporters to >assist in a federal crime. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162572 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
