John Kerry

But, there is no way that Kerry and his staff could have known of the investigation or the possibility that he had outed CIA people. In fact, he was working on reports on counterterrorism. There is no way that he could not have done his job without a high security clearance. Therefore, he almost surely had one. If there were anything known back when he was hired, I assume that it would have been when they checked to see if he could regain the clearances he had, that this would have come out.

The Greenwald article is troubling and interesting. On the one hand, it is scary that Obama could be using these draconian laws to end any whistle blowing - and as Abu Ghraib and other things show - whistle blowing is some times needed. However, if he actually did give names of CIA operatives in Pakistan to the media and to the lawyers of prisoners at Gitmo, he deserves the trial he will be given. It was not right when Cheney/Libby outed a CIA operative and it is not right now - and it has nothing to do with whistle blowing.

(I actually thought of you when his name came out because I remembered your not too thrilled with him posts - same every time I hear the words "carried interest".)