Is a
special prosecutor needed in the case of a White House "leak" naming a CIA
agent in order to punish her husband?
If you think so, you might consider this quick
way to make your voice heard. The invitation to act comes from
MoveOn.org
[10-2-03]
According to the Washington Post,
"two top White House officials" committed a high crime in the first weeks of
July. They handed over the identity of an American secret agent to
journalists. They blew her cover, risking the lives of colleagues and
contacts and possibly erasing years of intelligence work. Why? "Purely and
simply for revenge," an administration official told the Post. The
spy's husband was a vocal critic of the Iraq war.
The White House and the Justice Department
have known about this crime for months -- after all, the agent's identity
was published in scores of newspapers in early July. But until a few days
ago, they did nothing about it. And even now, President Bush has said he has
no plans to ask his staff whether they were connected to it.
Republicans contend that an investigation
by the Justice Department will reveal any wrongdoing. But Justice Department
chief John Ashcroft -- who was appointed by President Bush and who employed
key Bush advisor Karl Rove -- is hardly neutral. Already, there are signs
that the investigation will give the White House room to cover the crime up.
The fact is that only under constant
pressure will the truth come out. If we don't speak up now, the
investigation could be left in John Ashcroft's hands, and the perpetrators
and the crime could be swept under the rug. Please join me and thousands of
others in telling John Ashcroft and Congress that you want a special
prosecutor -- someone who isn't tied to the Bush Administration -- to
investigate this illegal and vindictive act.
You can sign on to
MoveOn.org's petition now at:
http://moveon.org/intimigate/?id=-1451759-N4h3FCN3YzF7mk3r4w7tqA
