The solution is not to jail the whistleblowers, or to question the patriotism of those who tell their stories, but to do what Attorney General Edward Levi courageously attempted to do more than a third of a century ago – to have the criminal division of the Justice Department conduct a thorough investigation, and then to prosecute any member of the intelligence community who has broken the law, whether by illegally spying on Americans or by lying to Congress.
Until the guilty are prosecuted, there won't be any real change in the way that the U.S. intelligence agencies operate. Half-measures and bullshit platitudes from the powers that be are insufficient. Justice must be served, and if necessary, people need to go to jail.
Until the guilty are prosecuted, there won't be any real change in the way that the U.S. intelligence agencies operate. Half-measures and bullshit platitudes from the powers that be are insufficient. Justice must be served, and if necessary, people need to go to jail.