Double Standard

Mary McCarthy, a CIA member, was fired from her job on charges that she leaked classified information. She is thought to have leaked the information about the CIA having secret prisons in Europe. While it is true she should not have leaked any classified information, if this is true, let us look at this for what it is by contrasting it with our own Administration's political (criminal) leaks. For the sake of argument, let us say that Mary did it. She leaked information about her employment agency doing something that was illegal in the name of all Americans. On the other hand the Bush Administration leaked a CIA officers name-Plamegate anyone?-, in order to get back at her husband for telling the truth about things leading up to the Iraq war. And for all you Rush listeners who will think this uter nonsense because of his lies, "she was not a covert agent, she had a NOC- non-official cover"..... Well if your cover is "official" then you are a diplomat (something with immunity) officially and if you get into trouble, you are still OK (maybe kicked out of country but not jailed or killed) but if you have a NOC- non-official cover then you are not a diplomat, you do not have immunity and if you get into trouble then you are on your own. So you see, actually what this Administration did was treason. So you all need to quit haggling Mary McCarthy and if you really had any guts, morals, or patriotism then call out this President and quit with your obvious double standard.