Re:Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
by swamp40 on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @01:06AM
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I am a fiscal conservative and a constitutionalist (don't confuse me with a Republican). No fan of president Obama. Here is my viewpoint.
Someone in the Obama Administration wanted to brag a bit and leaked confidential information to the AP.
They blew a British agent's cover and he had to pull out of Yemen.
His Yemeni associates may now be subject to torture/imprisonment/death.
That's illegal and irresponsible. The people responsible should be tracked down and punished.
The Justice department got a warrant and obtained relevant information from the AP. Just because they are US media doesn't give them the right to publish state secrets.
I think the US government is acting properly here.
Someone in the Obama Administration wanted to brag a bit and leaked confidential information to the AP.
They blew a British agent's cover and he had to pull out of Yemen.
His Yemeni associates may now be subject to torture/imprisonment/death.
That's illegal and irresponsible. The people responsible should be tracked down and punished.
The Justice department got a warrant and obtained relevant information from the AP. Just because they are US media doesn't give them the right to publish state secrets.
I think the US government is acting properly here.