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Karl Rove Named As Source Of Plame Leak
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Karl Rove Named As Source Of Plame Leak
By Drog (Canada), Section United States of America
Posted on Sun Jul 03, 2005 at 02:29:21 PM PST
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http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/7/3/142921/3542
Reporter's notes subpoenaed by the Supreme Court reveal United States President George W. Bush's chief political advisor Karl Rove as one of the two sources behind the leaking of the identity of undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame. The notes are those of TIME magazine White House correspondent Matt Cooper. They were released by Norman Pearlstine, editor-in-chief of TIME Inc., by order of the Supreme Court, in ruling that, in the case of leaking the identity of CIA agents, reporters must reveal the identity of their sources.
Lawrence O'Donnell, senior MSNBC political analyst, claimed the night before that the notes would reveal Karl Rove was the source behind the leaking of the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame.
The Supreme Court's ruling was based on the clause in Constitutional law summarized popularly with the phrase "Crying fire in a crowded theater": that when the degree to which the speech puts the safety of others at risk outweighs the degree to which it benefits others, so does their right to safety and security outweigh one's right to free expression.
Knowingly revealing the identity of an undercover CIA official is a crime.
Background
Time magazine announced Thursday they would identify the White House leak from reporter Matthew Cooper's notes. The decision by Time came after a federal judge in Washington gave the magazine and The New York Times 48 hours to comply with a months long order to provide information on the sources of press leaks. Judith Miller of The New York Times, along with Cooper at Time, face jail time for their refusal to name anonymous sources. The steadfast refusal by Cooper and Miller to personally identify their sources may lead to an 18 month jail sentence.
The case against Cooper stemmed from a July 6, 2003 Op-Ed piece published by the Times, where Joseph C. Wilson IV disputed the assertion made by President Bush in his State of the Union Address that Saddam Hussein tried to buy uranium from Niger.
A week later Valerie Plame, Wilson's wife, was identified as a CIA operative in a news story written by Robert D. Novak. The news blew Plame's cover, and the information was obtained by two anonymous White House sources. The leak to the press was thought by some to be retaliation for her husband's Op-Ed story.
Cooper wrote and had published stories about the issue at Time. Miller did research, but did not write a story. The reporter Novak who broke the story, remained silent on the case until Wednesday, and said on CNN's Inside Politics that, "They're not going to jail because of me."
Journalists usually protect the wish of anonymity by their sources to retain a vital channel of information by whistle-blowers and others with controversial information. The tension between the press and the U.S. Federal judiciary highlights what Rick Rodriquez, executive director of the American Association of Newspaper Editors, calls "the need to have a discussion around the federal shield law." A "shield" statute could grant confidentiality between reporters and anonymous sources similarly to the right granted in attorney-client privilege.
The decision by his employer Time to reveal a source may spare veteran reporter Cooper time behind bars. His employer is in possession of his notes and is therefore has knowledge of the source. In the case of Miller, The New York Times claims it has no such reporting notes.
From the standpoint of how the case may be seen globally, Frank Smyth of the Committee to Protect Journalists said this of the current administration's position on freedom of the press: "[President Bush] has raised the need for greater press freedom in Russia, the Middle East, and Asia, but the message from U.S. prosecutors and courts is being heard more clearly in repressive corners of the world."
Sources
* Greg Mitchell "Reports Reveal Karl Rove Named in Matt Cooper Documents". Editor & Publisher, July 2, 2005
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000972841
* Bill Saporito "When to Give Up a Source". TIME magazine, July 2, 2005
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1079464,00.html
* Carol D. Leonnig of The Washington Post "Lawyer says Rove talked to reporter, did not leak name". The Seattle Times, July 2, 2005
http://news.baou.com/main.php?action=recent&rid=20318
* "Analyst: Cooper Documents Reveal Karl Rove As Source". OfficialWire, July 2, 2005
* Michael Isikoff "The Rove Factor?". Newsweek, July 2, 2005
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8445696/site/newsweek/
* "MSNBC Analyst Says Cooper Documents Reveal Karl Rove as Source in Plame Case". Editor & Publisher, July 1, 2005
http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000972839
Background Sources
* Nick Madigan "'Time' decides to name source who leaked agent's identity". BaltimoreSun.com, July 1, 2005
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.reporters01jul01,1,6057308.story
* Nick Madigan "Judge indicates patience for reporters running out". BaltimoreSun.com, June 30, 2005
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.reporters30jun30,1,7761250.story
By Drog (Canada), Section United States of America
Posted on Sun Jul 03, 2005 at 02:29:21 PM PST
By Wikinews
CLICK SOURCE W/LINKS:>>
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/7/3/142921/3542
Reporter's notes subpoenaed by the Supreme Court reveal United States President George W. Bush's chief political advisor Karl Rove as one of the two sources behind the leaking of the identity of undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame. The notes are those of TIME magazine White House correspondent Matt Cooper. They were released by Norman Pearlstine, editor-in-chief of TIME Inc., by order of the Supreme Court, in ruling that, in the case of leaking the identity of CIA agents, reporters must reveal the identity of their sources.
Lawrence O'Donnell, senior MSNBC political analyst, claimed the night before that the notes would reveal Karl Rove was the source behind the leaking of the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame.
The Supreme Court's ruling was based on the clause in Constitutional law summarized popularly with the phrase "Crying fire in a crowded theater": that when the degree to which the speech puts the safety of others at risk outweighs the degree to which it benefits others, so does their right to safety and security outweigh one's right to free expression.
Knowingly revealing the identity of an undercover CIA official is a crime.
Background
Time magazine announced Thursday they would identify the White House leak from reporter Matthew Cooper's notes. The decision by Time came after a federal judge in Washington gave the magazine and The New York Times 48 hours to comply with a months long order to provide information on the sources of press leaks. Judith Miller of The New York Times, along with Cooper at Time, face jail time for their refusal to name anonymous sources. The steadfast refusal by Cooper and Miller to personally identify their sources may lead to an 18 month jail sentence.
The case against Cooper stemmed from a July 6, 2003 Op-Ed piece published by the Times, where Joseph C. Wilson IV disputed the assertion made by President Bush in his State of the Union Address that Saddam Hussein tried to buy uranium from Niger.
A week later Valerie Plame, Wilson's wife, was identified as a CIA operative in a news story written by Robert D. Novak. The news blew Plame's cover, and the information was obtained by two anonymous White House sources. The leak to the press was thought by some to be retaliation for her husband's Op-Ed story.
Cooper wrote and had published stories about the issue at Time. Miller did research, but did not write a story. The reporter Novak who broke the story, remained silent on the case until Wednesday, and said on CNN's Inside Politics that, "They're not going to jail because of me."
Journalists usually protect the wish of anonymity by their sources to retain a vital channel of information by whistle-blowers and others with controversial information. The tension between the press and the U.S. Federal judiciary highlights what Rick Rodriquez, executive director of the American Association of Newspaper Editors, calls "the need to have a discussion around the federal shield law." A "shield" statute could grant confidentiality between reporters and anonymous sources similarly to the right granted in attorney-client privilege.
The decision by his employer Time to reveal a source may spare veteran reporter Cooper time behind bars. His employer is in possession of his notes and is therefore has knowledge of the source. In the case of Miller, The New York Times claims it has no such reporting notes.
From the standpoint of how the case may be seen globally, Frank Smyth of the Committee to Protect Journalists said this of the current administration's position on freedom of the press: "[President Bush] has raised the need for greater press freedom in Russia, the Middle East, and Asia, but the message from U.S. prosecutors and courts is being heard more clearly in repressive corners of the world."
Sources
* Greg Mitchell "Reports Reveal Karl Rove Named in Matt Cooper Documents". Editor & Publisher, July 2, 2005
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000972841
* Bill Saporito "When to Give Up a Source". TIME magazine, July 2, 2005
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1079464,00.html
* Carol D. Leonnig of The Washington Post "Lawyer says Rove talked to reporter, did not leak name". The Seattle Times, July 2, 2005
http://news.baou.com/main.php?action=recent&rid=20318
* "Analyst: Cooper Documents Reveal Karl Rove As Source". OfficialWire, July 2, 2005
* Michael Isikoff "The Rove Factor?". Newsweek, July 2, 2005
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8445696/site/newsweek/
* "MSNBC Analyst Says Cooper Documents Reveal Karl Rove as Source in Plame Case". Editor & Publisher, July 1, 2005
http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000972839
Background Sources
* Nick Madigan "'Time' decides to name source who leaked agent's identity". BaltimoreSun.com, July 1, 2005
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.reporters01jul01,1,6057308.story
* Nick Madigan "Judge indicates patience for reporters running out". BaltimoreSun.com, June 30, 2005
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.reporters30jun30,1,7761250.story
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