From Ravings of John C. A. Bambenek
It appears that the person who allegedly leaked Valerie Plame's name would be protected by federal whistleblower laws in this circumstance.
As is now known, Valerie Plame lobbied and got her husband the job to go to Niger to investigate claims of getting nuclear material. He had no experience in this matter, produced shotty research, and used it as a platform to try to hatchet the President. The circumstances of his leaving the foreign service are unknown, but he was put in early retirement at 48 (with the minimum age being 50) indicating that his departure was not on good terms.
If an individual leaked to the press that Joseph Wilson got the job to go to Niger because of the influence of his wife, that would constitute an abuse of authority and possible misuse of funds, entitling the person who gave out that information to be protected by federal whistleblower laws. Spouses getting jobs for their husbands or wives is clearly unethical and in some cases illegal, and pointing that out in public entitles the whistleblower to protection.
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— go to most recent comments1 - Silas Kain
And now the extreme right and those a bit to the right of center will begin the systematic destruction of Joseph Wilson and his wife. The President has the power to put this whole thing to rest post haste. His failure to do so should result in nothing less than an official Congressional inquiry which could lead to impeachment.
2 - rbp0554
You Have to allow yourself to got through some pretty amazing mental acrobatics to believe that Rove is somehow a whistleblower. This is but one in a long line of intellecually dishonest arguments that asserts KR is some how the victim. Even if all that KR did is confirm Plame's name to reporters who already knew the situation, he did wrong. Officials are not allowed to discuss classified information with people who lack clearence period.
3 - John Bambenek
Rove wasn't involved, not even Pelosi thinks that anymore.
Let's wait for the prosecution report to come out, then I'll put up a nice post of Schedufreude (or however the heck its spelled)
4 - Tao Jonez
and ta peeps that keep hatin and denyin
somethin special
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the Tao Jonez Index!
ya been served
5 - Tao Jonez
oh damn, my bad, the ascii got smushed
6 - rbp0554
John you are struggling with the truth here. Read this article. Clearly KR was involved, and if her name was classified, then he did wrong. Also, if her name was not classified, why did the CIA call for an investigation, and why is the investigation still ongoing after 2 yrs?
- RBP
7 - John Bambenek
The CIA cleared the disclosure. A leak is when an administration official makes contact with the press, not whether a member of the media calls them up and tells them a story and gets the response "I heard that too".
The CIA DIDN'T call for an investigation for about 3 months. And the investigation is still ongoing because of the stonewalling of the press and whether reporters could be compelled to release sources. That question made it's way all the qay up to the Supreme Court, that takes time. As soon as Judith Miller ponies up, we'll get the report and the right can again mock the left for being dumb.
8 - rbp0554
Give me a mainstream source that states that "the CIA cleared the disclosure" and I'll leave you alone. I've read every article I can find on Google News about PlameGate and don't remember any of them saying what you just said. Give me a hyperlink please.
Again, officials are not free to discuss (even if it is just confirmation) classified information with people who lack clearence. Otherwise, Osama could call up the CIA and say: "I heard that you know my whereabouts but that you want be able to mobilize an attack for 48 hr." and... The CIA could say "yep you got it right Osama, so you better get on out of there."
PLEASE!!!
- RBP
9 - Temple Stark
"Tao", your ASCII does look like someone got thrown up against a brickwall.
10 - Tao Jonez
yo Temple, i hear dat. dunno what happened, copy and paste from a .txt file, with plenty of room, previewed ok
but da dice roll like they do, ain't gonna waste salt on it
11 - Bennett
Heh! That's funny Temple. I looked at it from several different angles and thought, Damn, is this a test?
Tao, please try again man, I'd luv to see what you're getting at.
12 - Temple Stark
it looks that way and seems appropriate is what I meant .. :-)
13 - Tao Jonez
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dis one werk?
14 - Tao Jonez
fuck me gently with a chainsaw
back ta da drawing board
15 - Tao Jonez
16 - Tao Jonez
dreck and feh and fucking hell
even using pre tag didn't save it
17 - Nancy
Argh! I don't speak ascii! When you all have had a good laugh will somebody repeat it in english for me?
18 - Bennett
#15 worked JUST FINE!
thanks Tao.
19 - Tao Jonez
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there, hand redone, last try at da Tao Jonez Index
20 - Tao Jonez
yo,i am such a llama
21 - Nancy
Llama or lama? One lives in the Andes & chews its cud, the other in the Himalayas & chews philosophy....
22 - Bennett
Is it the text at the bottom that messes it up? Forcing it into fewer columns?
Cause #15 looks good, and appropriate, to me.
Llama yo mamma!
23 - Tao Jonez
ya Nancy, llama iz also hack/warez/gamer code fer "lamer" , like as in "i'm lame"
ya dig, sister?
24 - rbp0554
Yo Tao:
Comment 15 worked for me. I saw it when you first posted it and then went for a walk. I laughed my ass off all the way down the st.
- RBP
25 - Tao Jonez
sweet cuppin cakes, if you and Bennett could see it clear, then it's all good
share the luv, share the laff