I've said this before, but Abrams says it better

After I read Abrams piece on MSNBC.com, I've seen other raise the same questions about Traitor Bob.


Travesty of justice: Valerie Plame case (Dan Abrams)

A serious travesty of justice continues. Someone leaked a covert CIA
operative's name to a reporter. That reporter published the name in his
column, violating a federal law. Then, as the criminal investigation
into the source of the leak proceeded, that reporter miraculously appears to be
in the clear. But another reporter who never even published the name is
going to prison for failing to disclose her source? Huh?

That's the situation
New York Times reporter Judith Miller faces today. The U.S. Supreme Court
declined to hear her case which sought First Amendment protection for her
refusal to divulge the confidential source in the case of Valerie Plame — a
former CIA agent. Robert Novak first unmasked Plame in a 2003 column. Even
though Miller never published the agent’s name, she now faces jail time.
Time magazine's Matt Cooper did actually publish Plame's name on the Time’s website, but only after Novak's column ran.In addition to the fact the Supreme Court refused to consider the case — a real shame — Robert Novak seems to be in the
clear legally. I've said this before, but with both Miller and Cooper out
of legal options and facing up to 18 months in federal prison today, it's more
of a plea...

Robert Novak needs to step forward and take
responsibility. If he doesn't want to disclose his source, that's
fine. But we don't even know if he was called before the grand jury or
what he did or didn't tell prosecutors.

Novak's silence puts Miller and Cooper at a distinct legal disadvantage, the prosecutor has indicated the case is all but finished and no one has been charged. But if Novak did testify, Miller and Cooper might be able to argue that their testimony isn’t even needed in the investigation or that they shouldn't be forced to testify before Novak does.

In the spirit of full disclosure, my father Floyd Abrams, is defending
Miller in this case. But this is an easy one. Two reporters may be
going to jail because they won't reveal who told them a secret. Meanwhile,
the guy who heard the secret first and made the initial decision to publish it
will be enjoying his summer vacation out of the reach of federal
prosecutors...

If that's not warped justice, I don't know what is.