yes, that's the rub. Few whistleblowers have totally clean hands. Look at Deep Throat. And yes, if you say you cannot protect anyone who leaks classified information then more and more information will be classified.
Dana On 6/30/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't see how this affects whistle blowers? > > In this case the source needs to be revealed because the source > committed a crime or was party to the crime. If a whistler blower is > not committing a crime why would they need to be named? If there is no > crime on the part of the source then there should be no reason to reveal > a source. > > I do believe it would have an impact on government leaks. When an > unnamed source provides classified information that is a crime, > therefore we will see fewer leaks of classified information. We will > likely then see the Bush administration classify everything in order to > protect themselves from leaks. > > What would you like for lunch Mr. President? > > Tuna on rye, by the way that's classified as secret. > > For dinner I would like Quiche, that is Top Secret can't let that leak > out, they'll never let me back in Texas. > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162566 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
