"Let's get real. Miller isn't protecting anyone's "right to know". She's [View All]

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... protecting the dirty little secrets of Washington insiders like herself.

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So why would 30 attorneys general embarrass themselves before the Supreme Court? Answer: Because their publicity stunt would never get any real scrutiny. Miller's flimsy legal arguments always got a free pass from the media.

Miller's latest assertion - she waited a year to hear Scooter Libby's waiver was sincere - is the latest in her litany of headscratchers. It's not too late to subject the New York Times reporter's statements to a reality check. This would be a first.

1. "Forty-nine states, all but one state, in our country have now given journalists' sources protection under the state law or by judicial action.. So the federal standard is really out of whack with what the will of the states is at this point." News Forum with Gabe Pressman (WNBC New York) June 19, 2005

But 49 states would never excuse Miller from testifying.

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From Judith Miller's Eight Bogus Arguments by David Fiderer on October 5, 2005

The other seven and much detail worthy of a careful read can be found at the link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-fiderer/judith-millers-eight-bog_b_8426.html

As with Larry Johnson's detailed timeline on Plame/WMD and all the Bush neoconster regime lies regarding Iraq, David Fiderer provides the type of analysis that needs to be widely shared.


Peace.