Rove angry at NYT for outing CIA agent

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:43:47 GMT

clipped by: Kelika
clipper's remarks: Can you say Valerie Plame?

On Sunday, the New York Times published an extensive article examining the CIA’s interrogation of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM). The article identified the name of the CIA agent who interrogated KSM, Deuce Martinez.

Yesterday, on The O’Reilly Factor, Karl Rove slammed the New York Times for supposedly leaking the name of a CIA agent. “[T]hey’ve got a very callous view about our nation’s security and interests,” Rove charged:

Rove claimed the United States is put at risk when a CIA agent’s identity is leaked. “Look, they put our country at risk when they reveal the details of a program that saved America from attacks.” Watch it:

In an addendum to the article, the Times explained its rationale: “Mr. Martinez had never worked under cover

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Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:56:03 GMT

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Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Inquiry Begins Into Tapes’ Destruction

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By DAVID JOHNSTON

Published: December 9, 2007

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 — The Justice Department and the Central Intelligence Agency’s internal watchdog on Saturday launched a joint preliminary inquiry into the spy agency’s destruction of hundreds of hours of videotapes showing interrogations of top operati

Inquiry Begins Into Tapes’ Destruction

The announcement comes amid new questions about which officials inside the C.I.A. were involved in the decision to destroy the videotapes, which depicted severe interrogation methods used on two Qaeda suspects, Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.

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Rove angry at NYT for outing CIA agent

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Inquiry Begins Into Tapes’ Destruction