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25. that's nonsense.

Reply to msanthrope (Reply #21)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 10:12 AM

Jan 2015

Risen has already stated that he had numerous sources for his book.

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The Invisible Man: Jeffrey Sterling, CIA Whistleblower [View all] JEB Jan 2015 OP

whistleblowers are invisible at DU too. grasswire Jan 2015 #1

There's a contingent here who vilify whistleblowers relentlessly riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #3

kick bigtree Jan 2015 #2

It's not Sterling who should be heading to prison, but his former bosses. Octafish Jan 2015 #4

Operation Merlin was a successful Clinton era op. We gave fake plans to Iran, msanthrope Jan 2015 #6

Of course not. Octafish Jan 2015 #8

Tell us why you think President Clinton should go to jail for Operation Merlin. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #16

But that's not what I wrote, is it? Octafish Jan 2015 #34

You said "his former bosses." nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #58

Who's the boss of the Secret Government, msanthrope? Octafish Jan 2015 #60

was it really a 'success'? bigtree Jan 2015 #11

Boom! Owned AND served! No one will ever know whether KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #12

Does Iran have nukes? Then it was a success. Were there other fuckups? msanthrope Jan 2015 #15

it has always been questionable whether Iran had a nuke program to begin with bigtree Jan 2015 #20

And? Still doesn't make Operation Merlin illegal. Further, Risen did not msanthrope Jan 2015 #23

Risen was protecting his sources, as any good reporter will do, have done bigtree Jan 2015 #24

So who was Sterling protecting, as msanthrope points out? randome Jan 2015 #28

Sterling was protecting himself. bigtree Jan 2015 #33

You are suggesting Risen let an innocent man be convicted. There is no msanthrope Jan 2015 #32

there's nothing to guarantee Risen testifying Sterling wasn't the source would have exonerated him bigtree Jan 2015 #35

How is it a strawman? The allegation was that Sterling leaked to Risen. Sterling denied it. randome Jan 2015 #44

tha answer is that the defense felt they could not compel that answer from Risen bigtree Jan 2015 #49

So Sterling wanted to go to jail because he didn't want to inconvenience Risen? randome Jan 2015 #51

of course, I didn't say anything of the kind bigtree Jan 2015 #57

Successful? Likely not. Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #26

"That may be what happened with Merlin." msanthrope Jan 2015 #37

It's not whistleblowing when you leak to the press a perfectly legal CIA msanthrope Jan 2015 #5

the 'leak' likely came from Congress first bigtree Jan 2015 #9

Sometimes lawsuits arise from being 'malcontent'. randome Jan 2015 #10

his initial report was to Senate investigators and it's questionable whether the 'leak' was from him bigtree Jan 2015 #13

If it had....why didn't Sterling call Risen to the stand to confirm that Sterling msanthrope Jan 2015 #14

such nonsense bigtree Jan 2015 #17

Wrong....Risen refused to reveal his source to the prosecution. Had the defense msanthrope Jan 2015 #21

that's nonsense. bigtree Jan 2015 #25

No...it's legal fact. The reason Risen wasn't called to the stand, although Sterling could have msanthrope Jan 2015 #30

funny that conclusion wasn't ANY part of the prosecution case bigtree Jan 2015 #36

You really think the jury was so dim-witted they didn't notice the utter msanthrope Jan 2015 #39

we're done, msanthrope bigtree Jan 2015 #43

I'm encouraging posters to read the actual case documents, like msanthrope Jan 2015 #45

Risen wouldn't testify. He's been all over the news with that riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #18

Risen wouldn't testify for the prosecution. He'd have been immediately jailed at the trial msanthrope Jan 2015 #22

I'll let Common Dreams answer for me riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #27

right, good link bigtree Jan 2015 #29

Yes...it's been the law of the land for 40 years now. You don't have a right to avoid msanthrope Jan 2015 #40

Oh bullshit. Sterling blowing the whistle on ridiculous botched CIA ops riderinthestorm Jan 2015 #54

So when Sterling revealed Human Asset #1 to sell his book..... msanthrope Jan 2015 #56

Indefatigable apologist for the administration. nt elias49 Jan 2015 #31

hoping that if enough garbage is thrown in the air, readers will turn away from the stink bigtree Jan 2015 #38

Yes...it must be disinformation if someone not only disagrees with you, they msanthrope Jan 2015 #42

strange to present yourself as an authority on Sterling's defense, while working to discredit him bigtree Jan 2015 #47

Thank you...what was posted completely supports my point. The defense could have msanthrope Jan 2015 #48

Risen stated in pre-trial, unequivocally, that he would NOT reveal his sources bigtree Jan 2015 #52

He still could have been called by defense, and had he refused on the stand, at trial, msanthrope Jan 2015 #53

there would still be a question of what the reporter was withholding bigtree Jan 2015 #59

Hey.....that "question" translates into "reasonable doubt." msanthrope Jan 2015 #62

so 'damning' that the government pleaded with the judge to bar Risen's testimony bigtree Jan 2015 #64

They wanted to bar the transcript, because Risen could be called. I would expect no less from any msanthrope Jan 2015 #65

that book you say 'Sterling' wrote, was trying to sell? bigtree Jan 2015 #61

Ha!!! No....the book he was negotiations with. CIA wouldn't clear it. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #63

I have nothing to apologize for. This has been the law for 40 years...you msanthrope Jan 2015 #41

You need to read for understanding elias49 Jan 2015 #50

Your old "Julian Assange" thread? The one that got hidden? msanthrope Jan 2015 #55

I thought we were signers of the Nuclear Nonproliferation pact. JEB Jan 2015 #7

This was exactly what we demanded Cheney and Libby's head for Recursion Jan 2015 #19

I love the post hoc defense of Judith Miller presented in this thread. nt msanthrope Jan 2015 #46