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David S. Cloud / New York Times:
Colleagues Say C.I.A. Analyst Played by Rules — WASHINGTON, April 22 — In 1998, when President Bill Clinton ordered military strikes against a suspected chemical weapons factory in Sudan, Mary O. McCarthy, a senior intelligence officer assigned to the White House, warned the president …
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Katherine Shrader / dailynews.att.net:
CIA Fires Employee for Alleged Leak — WASHINGTON (AP) - The CIA has fired an employee for leaking classified information to the news media, including details about secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe, officials said Friday. — A federal criminal investigation has also been opened.
And Another Thing:
Who is Mary McCarthy? — Well, as of this morning (Saturday) most of the big media don't care. They're fixated with the weather and gas prices — and anything else that will divert the public's attention from the stunning revelation that a Sandy Berger crony has apparently …
Washington Post:
CIA Officer's Job Made Any Leaks More Delicate — The rare firing last week of a CIA officer accused of leaking information to the news media stems both from the sensitivity of the subjects she allegedly discussed and the Bush administration's forceful efforts to block national security disclosures …
Varifrank:
MCCARTHY: SECOND DAY - FIRST THOUGHTS — 1. Maybe the war would be over by now if half the CIA wasnt more interested in "getting Bush" than it is with "getting Osama". — 2. The WAPO and the New York Times are saying that McCarthys efforts are not just legitimate, but actually required for the safe running of a government.
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Dr. Sanity
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Selectively punishing politically damaging leaks — The CIA's firing of the official who allegedly leaked the existence of Eastern European black prisons to Dana Priest of The Washington Post has prompted an orgy of celebration among Bush followers, who apparently believe that the dreams they harbor …
Thomas Joscelyn:
The Leaker & Al-Shifa — The word is out that CIA agent Mary McCarthy …
The Leaker & Al-Shifa — The word is out that CIA agent Mary McCarthy …
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The Belmont Club, PrairiePundit, Atlas Shrugs, Power Line, Ace of Spades HQ and Cold Fury
Taylor Marsh / Firedoglake:
The Whistleblower Gets Whacked - updated
The Whistleblower Gets Whacked - updated
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The Mahablog, Norwegianity, The Strata-Sphere, thoughtsonline.blogspot.com and TigerHawk
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
CIA VS. THE WHITE HOUSE: PROCEED WITH EXTREME CAUTION
CIA VS. THE WHITE HOUSE: PROCEED WITH EXTREME CAUTION
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In the Bullpen
New York Times:
Young Officers Join the Debate Over Rumsfeld — WASHINGTON, April 22 — The revolt by retired generals who publicly criticized Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has opened an extraordinary debate among younger officers, in military academies, in the armed services' staff colleges and even in command posts and mess halls in Iraq.
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Gateway Pundit:
Iraq Chooses al-Maliki as Prime Minister — The tough and decisive Al Maliki is chosen to head Iraq's post-Saddam Government, — REUTERS VIDEO HERE — Great News from Iraq! — Iraqi politician Jawad al-Maliki (C) stands with embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari (L) …
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Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Iraqi Lawmakers End Months of Deadlock
Iraqi Lawmakers End Months of Deadlock
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neo-neocon, Captain's Quarters, Outside The Beltway, Blogs for Bush, Power Line and New York Times
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Dump Cheney for Condi, Bush urged — REPUBLICANS are urging President George W Bush to dump Dick Cheney as vice-president and replace him with Condoleezza Rice if he is serious about presenting a new face to the jaded American public. — They believe that only the sacrifice …
thepoorman.net:
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Richard B. Schmitt / Los Angeles Times:
Lobbyists' Lawyers Say Rice Leaked Information — The secretary of State and three other officials are to be subpoenaed. The defense says they told secrets to employees of a pro-Israel group. — ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Lawyers for two lobbyists accused of conspiring to obtain secret defense information …
Tim Rutten / Los Angeles Times:
Reporting so good it's ... criminal? — THERE are a lot of ways to react to the annual award of the Pulitzer Prizes, which occurred this week. — You could congratulate the winners — fulsomely or, as is often the case, through the gritted teeth of a strained smile.
Nubian / black lesbians say what?:
blogging against heteronormativity — defining heteronormativity: in brief, heteronormativity is a term that can be used to describe institutions, policies and beliefs that reinforce the rigid categories of male and female. these categories, supposedly, determine our sex, sexuality, sexual desire, gender identity, and gender roles.
Washington Post:
Leaders Question Gasoline Prices — Congressional leaders yesterday planned to ask President Bush to order investigations into possible price gouging by oil companies as crude oil prices hit new highs on world markets and average gasoline prices in the nation's capital blew through the $3-a-gallon mark.