CONFIRMED: Fox News Hack James Rosen Is A Political Operative, Not A Journalist

[maxrandb]

43. Bullshit!

I don't care if you're a fucking "journalist" or a member of Congress...the leaking of classified material, or the attempt to obtain classified material that you have no clearance for, for the purpose of "leaking" said classified material is most certainly a criminal act. See John Walker for one such example.

Please don't confuse this Faux News hack with a "whistleblower". There is a huge "effing" difference.

Think of what the hell would have happened to a "journalist" who was trying to obtain classified information on the Normandy Invasion, and then leaked that classified info because he thought the military attack was "muddle-headed" and he wanted to push the country in a different "foreign policy direction".

Or how about a journalist that learned we had the location of Osama Bin Laden, and "leaked" that info because he thought we weren't taking action promptly enough.

I'm all for open government, but there are numerous cases where keeping things classified is not only proper, it's essential. Peoples lives are at stake! This leak did grave damage to essential and life saving classified operations...not because some whistle-blower sought to expose government corruption or malfeasance, but because a "journalist" working for the PR arm of the Republican Party wanted to "change the course" our National Security team was on.

Being a "journalist" does not make you "exempt" from the laws of this country.