> John wrote: > The potential damage described above comes from media publicity > campaigns for the idea that agents aren't safe -- the problem is caused > by the perception, not the reality. >
No, the problem comes in when a case officer tells an informant, "Don't worry, your identity will be totally secret." The informant will think back to the Plame case and say, "Bullsh1t! Your Whitehouse has shown it has no problem exposing its own agents. If it got out that I met with you and you're blown, then I'm blown. See ya." If you knew you'd be killed for meeting with a US agent, would you feel comfortable doing so knowing the Whitehouse had exposed one for political reasons? I sure as hell wouldn't. Thus the massive damage to US intelligence gathering and therefore national security. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Now thereâs a better way to fax. eFax makes it possible to use your existing email account to send and receive faxes. Try eFax free. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=63 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166418 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
