[IP] more on AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Brock Meeks <Brock.Meeks@msnbc.com>
Date: December 30, 2005 2:03:27 PM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: RE: [IP] more on AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic  
Spying Leak

Well, I suppose that depends on what your meaning of "is" is, H.B.

One man's crime is another man's civic or patriotic duty.  The crap this
administration has and is pulling under the guise of "protecting us" is
making me ashamed to be an American.

Your statement that this leak of the NSA spying is "doubly so" is
specious at best.

I submit that it's never a "crime" when one shines a light on an
illegal, heinous government act.

If a highly classified assassination action by the CIA (and yes, we all
know these are taking place all the time now) goes awry and ends up
killing innocents, when there was ample forewarning that such a
circumstance will take place, is it a "crime" to leak the details of
that fiasco to the media in order to try and bring those responsible
into accountability?

In your book I suppose the answer is "yes."  Not in mine.



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From: David Farber [mailto:dave@farber.net]
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Subject: [IP] more on AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying
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From: h_bray@globe.com
Date: December 30, 2005 12:55:23 PM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] AP Story Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak

Because (a) the DOJ approved of the spying and (b) the leakers violated
federal law by revealing an ongoing intelligence operation in
wartime.  If
the Valerie Plame leak was a crime, this leak is doubly so.



Hiawatha Bray



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