Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Should the man who leaked the NSA anti-terror wiretap program be prosecuted?
Of course, there is no chance that Thomas Tamm will be prosecuted, but ought he be? Vote here.
CWCID: Glenn Reynolds.
9 Comments:
By 
Dawnfire82, at
Tue Dec 16, 10:28:00 PM:
Really? What part of 'revealing classified information is a crime and you acknowledge this when you sign your Classified Information Non-Disclosure Contract' is up for debate?
By TigerHawk, at
Tue Dec 16, 10:48:00 PM:
Seriousy? Everybody knows that there is an exception for political attacks against the Bush administration. You have obviously not been paying attention.
By Elijah, at
Tue Dec 16, 10:49:00 PM:
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By Elijah, at
Tue Dec 16, 10:54:00 PM:
The "illegal" wiretaps that some railed against on the Nov.16, 2007 thread Tigerhawk?
By 
, at
Wed Dec 17, 01:35:00 AM:
Thomas Tamm knew he was helping America's enemies in a time of war. Perhaps he wanted to be the Michael Moore Minuteman of the Year, or something.
By smitty1e, at
Wed Dec 17, 07:07:00 AM:
For the sake of argument, reverse the question: at what point is whistleblowing acceptable? Individual criminal activity?
Genocide?
I'm falling short of supporting Tamm; I'm not steeped enough in the details. But do give pause for the possibility that he's a canary in a coal mine.
By , at
Wed Dec 17, 08:28:00 AM:
"Michael Moore Minuteman of the Year".
I like that.
Tamm broke the law and committed treason. What would you do to an Army field officer who gave away operational field plans to "insurgents" in Iraq? A copy of "Fahrenheit 9/11" and a pat on the head? The Von Stauffenberg defense? Just in case you might wonder why the movie "Valkyrie" was made, by the way.
Boys will be boys.
Next Question.
-David
By Georg Felis, at
Wed Dec 17, 11:50:00 AM:
Strange as it may seem, I think the O Administration will prosecute this turkey to the full basting he deserves. After all, they will not want another leak from his peers while they are continuing the same eavesdropping operation they complained so mightily about during the campaign.
Who knows, the Times might even run the story again despite having a Dem in the White House, although with a slightly different headline. "Rogue Bush Operatives Continue Domestic Spying Operation!"
By , at
Wed Dec 17, 12:22:00 PM:
