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PufPuf23

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16. Thanks. I edited the the reply title. Just grabbed the book off the shelf.

Reply to Luminous Animal (Reply #14)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 07:00 PM

Jan 2013

Some say Woodward worked as a military laisson while in the Navy Intelligence and had a Top Secret clearance

He had very little journalism experience at the time of Watergate.

There is quite alot of info and conjecture about Woodward in Baker's book.

Baker provided and documented a perspective on Watergate and Dean I had never considered.

I was an undergrad at Cal when Nixon resigned.

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Why hasn't Bob Woodward (or his sources) been prosecuted for aiding the enemy... [View all] Luminous Animal Jan 2013 OP

Kick... Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #1

Because Woodward hasn't signed an agreement giving up his 1st amendment rights jeff47 Jan 2013 #2

Hence the inclusion of Woodward's source in the OP dsc Jan 2013 #3

Who, as "a senior administration official" also isn't subject to the UCMJ. jeff47 Jan 2013 #5

But they do have security clearances which they presumedly get by saying they won't share the info dsc Jan 2013 #6

Yes, but senior administration officials generally don't do unauthorized leaks. jeff47 Jan 2013 #7

Bingo. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #9

the leak of Plame was authorized that doesn't make it either legal or wise dsc Jan 2013 #10

"Assurange" will not be facing any charges jeff47 Jan 2013 #13

You are accepting the false premise that The Guardian proposes--namely, that msanthrope Jan 2013 #8

Woodward wasn't subject to the UCMJ at the time. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #4

What about his sources? Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #11

LA, do you seriously think Mr. Naval Intelligence was 'leaked' anything 'classified?' msanthrope Jan 2013 #15

Russ Baker in Family of Secrets discusses Woodward's PufPuf23 Jan 2013 #12

I suspect he is regularly privy to top secret info in order to advance the goals of the military Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #14

Thanks. I edited the the reply title. Just grabbed the book off the shelf. PufPuf23 Jan 2013 #16

Oh , Good Post...I just posted here in "Great Reads" with different snips of article KoKo Jan 2013 #17

Hmmm. Not getting much traction in GD, either. Good conversation going on at... Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #19

BTW....re Woodward and Bernstein....I think when most of us are long dead KoKo Jan 2013 #18

We agree. Which means Satan's tying on his skates and having Hitler fire up the Zamboni....nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #20