Monday, February 13, 2006

House Democrat Would Prosecute Times

This is a stunning call from the House Intelligence Committee, and with a growing consensus of Americans:

In a stunning break with her party, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday that the New York Times should be prosecuted for damaging national security by revealing the National Security Agency's top secret terrorist surveillance program authorized by President Bush.
"If the press was part of the process of delivering classified information, there have to be some limits on press immunity," Rep. Jane Harman told NBC's "Meet the Press."
Moderator Tim Russert then pressed: "But if [the NSA leak] came from a whistleblower, should the New York Times reporter be prosecuted?"
Harman countered: "Well, it's not clear it was a whistleblower. You have to prove that first."

Too much is being leaked to justify the term "whistleblower". When you endanger American lives with the information you divulge, you are not a patriot and not a whistleblower. You are a traitor.