- Even though I'm a tranquil guy now at this stage of my life, I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious, of traitors.
George H.W. Bush, at the dedication of the George Bush Center for Intelligence.
(thanks to POS)
More: Brad DeLong writes "Some Dare Call it Treason," and comments:
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This is not a single rogue White House official, after all--this is two of his closest advisors, plus whoever they planned it with, plus all the other White House and other administration officials who have been sitting on evidence of a crime rather than phoning the Justice Department for the past several months.
while Josh Marshall thinks that at the moment it appears that the senior administration official is likely Tenet.
...Big Media Matt wonders out loud who the White House officials could be.
the Bad Dude is willing to put a Franklin on Rove going down over this.
...NZ Bear chimes in from the more conservative side of the blogosphere, which as Hesiod notes is largely quiet today.
...in comments, selise asks an important question:
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How did senior white house officials find out plame was a cia undercover operative to begin with????!!!!
Indeed.
..Daniel Drezner has some strong words.