'Serenity'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
The loophole I've heard mentioned in this case is that, since the President has the authority to declassify information, technically if Bush was behind the leak, the leaked info was no longer classified.
Oh, Jesus Christ. Next, they'll be claiming he's infallible like the Pope.
Next, they'll be claiming he's infallible like the Pope.
Well, he can't think of any mistakes he's made.
However, this guy seems confused about the gay thing, so....
Maybe Martok SutaI'ruStaS is a girl's name?
No, just a lot of grunting and hitting people. I'm kind of thinking about looking into that myself. Seems like it might help my stress.
Trust me, it can.
Somehow I don't think Google Images is going to be helpful in determining that gender.
The loophole I've heard mentioned in this case is that, since the President has the authority to declassify information, technically if Bush was behind the leak, the leaked info was no longer classified. It's a magical get-out-of-treason-free card.
The not small issue I have with this is that is you are going declassify someone's STATUS AS A CIA AGENT, maybe you TELL THEM FIRST!
jackholes, the lot of them.
The loophole I've heard mentioned in this case is that, since the President has the authority to declassify information, technically if Bush was behind the leak, the leaked info was no longer classified. It's a magical get-out-of-treason-free card.
I would argue that unless he declassified it before he leaked it, it was classified at the time of the leak, and therefore still a violation.
The not small issue I have with this is that is you are going declassify someone's STATUS AS A CIA AGENT, maybe you TELL THEM FIRST!
Yes, this. Because if you claim you have the right to declassify a CIA field agent without giving them a heads up first, you're basically saying you have the right to have them killed whenever you deem it useful.
I would argue that unless he declassified it before he leaked it, it was classified at the time of the leak, and therefore still a violation.
I'd agree, and I haven't actually seen this excuse used yet. Just mentioned as a possibility.
There isn't a specific allegation that Bush allowed the leak about Valerie Plame, but that Bush was orchestrating leaks to support the move toward the Iraq war. This could imply that Bush was involved in that leak, but right now that isn't an allegation.