blog.wired.com - 12/17/2008
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Newsweekaspx Opinions are divided on whether Thomas Tamm, the original source for The New York Times 2005 story on the NSA's warrantless wiretapping , should be prosecuted for revealing classified information. Tamm is a former justice department prosecutor. Some bloggers think Tamm is a patriot. ...
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crooksandliars.com - 12/15/2008
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crooksandliars.com —
Three years after the New York Times first
revealed the Bush administration's program of illegal domestic surveillance...
by the NSA, whistleblower Thomas Tamm has acknowledged his role in making public the President's lawbreaking. In its expose ...
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NSA Domestic Surveillance Whistleblower Revealed
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SHOULD THE NSA WHISTLEBLOWER BE PROSECUTED? You can vote here….
Instapundit —
SHOULD THE NSA WHISTLEBLOWER BE PROSECUTED? You can vote here.
Should the man who leaked the NSA anti-terror wiretap program be prosecuted?
TigerHawk —
Of course, there is no chance that Thomas Tamm will be prosecuted, but ought he be? Vote here . CWCID: Glenn Reynolds . 4 Comments: Really? What part of 'revealing classified information is a crime and you acknowledge this when you sign your Classified Information Non-Disclosure Contract' is up for debate? By Blogger Dawnfire82 , at Tue Dec 16, 10:28:00 PM Seriousy? Everybody knows that there is an exception for political attacks against the Bush administration. You have obviously not been paying attention. By Blogger TigerHawk , at ...
To The Maximum Extent of the Law [Reader Post]
Flopping Aces —
That’s my answer to Wired’s question:
Should NSA Whistleblower Be Prosecuted?
By Kim Zetter
December 15, 2008 | 9:43:42 PM
Opinions are divided on whether Thomas Tamm, the original source for The New York Times 2005 story on the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping, should be prosecuted for revealing classified information. Tamm is a former justice department prosecutor.
Seems like a rather clear situation to this former holder of a high level security clearance. The laws on the matter are explained on a regular basis to all who ...
Off With His Head!
Power Line —
... , about Thomas Tamm, the Bush-hating lefty bureaucrat who "blew the whistle" on the administration's perfectly legal effort to intercept terrorists' international communications. For what it's worth, in this poll on a neutral-to-liberal site, readers vote 61% to 38% that Tamm should be criminally prosecuted. ...
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