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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 12:00 AM

The DOJ pursues the "real criminal" in the NSA spying scandal

While the high-level lawbreakers are protected from consequences by our political class, only the courageous whistle-blower is subject to criminal prosecution.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Wednesday, January 7, 2009 06:06 PM

    Plumber Joe, or I mean, Bob

    "this is necessary for the protection of the nation" are valid defenses, and cannot be dismissed by simple resort to the letter of the law. Apply the letter universally, or not at all.

    -- Plumb Bob

    So you don't see a difference between exposing law breaking as opposed to breaking the law?

    We don't know if Tamm broke the law. There is such a thing as the 'Whistleblower protection law". There is no such thing as the "Let Dick and George do anygawdamned thing they please' law.

    —Kitt Read Kitt's other letters

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