tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post115026223382652417..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Karl Rove and Due ProcessAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-47481298098022115242008-02-01T20:34:00.000-07:002008-02-01T20:34:00.000-07:00I'm not the greatest fan of President Bush. I was...I'm not the greatest fan of President Bush. I was opposed to the invasion of Iraq--big deal so I was right.<BR/>But to blame the president is really shirking our own responsibility for the invasion. We were a wounded nation after 9/11 and we wanted vengeance. We were bleeding for vengeance. Bush merely facilitated our desires. Bush lied and what not. So what? He did what we wanted, he waged war, and we felt pretty good that he did. Iraq today is our nation's fault, not Bush's alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1150345288982576262006-06-14T22:21:00.000-06:002006-06-14T22:21:00.000-06:00From an old WP article on thisTo be considered a v...From an <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071001000.html" REL="nofollow">old WP article</A> on this<BR/><BR/><B>To be considered a violation of the law, a disclosure by a government official must have been deliberate, the person doing it must have known that the CIA officer was a covert agent, and he or she must have known that the government was actively concealing the covert agent's identity.</B><BR/><BR/>You can see how someone could out an agent without it being a violation of the law. <BR/><BR/>As an aside, the bit in that article about not giving Plame's name is asinine. Wilson's wife was identified as a CIA agent, which is giving her name, since it was no secret that Wilson had a wife.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1150344478169962012006-06-14T22:07:00.000-06:002006-06-14T22:07:00.000-06:00It's a tricky issue. No charges were brought again...It's a tricky issue. No charges were brought against Rove, but this doesn't mean he didn't out Plame to reporters, which is what some people are interpreting the lack of charge to mean. The apparent difference between Scooter Libby and Karl Rove was that Rove admitted to giving Plame's name to a reporter (Cooper if I recall correctly), while Libby lied about it.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.com