I know I'm not too bright about the finer points of governmental procedure, but even if the prez has the authority to declassify classified information, it seems like there's probably a procedure in place for declassification involving filling out some forms and someone stamping something and whatnot.
Or maybe I'm wrong. Maybe in Dubya's Pocket Prez handbook, page 34 it says " Procedure for Declassification of privileged information that could jeopardize a CIA agent's safety: have someone whisper the information to a reporter. Make sure they wink and say 'you didn't hear it from me'. Then go on the teevee and tell everyone you'll fire whoever leaked this information. There! You've just declassified something! Wasn't that fun? Tomorrow we'll make some mocassins!".
Like I say, I'm not too bright about these things.
The Admin's only hope is that so many questions are raised that any questioner's head should literally (literally!) explode.
Here's my favorite question: so if the leak was in fact no leak but an authorized declassification from the president, then why allow a special investigation go on for two years?
They's gonna be some fifth-pleadin', I smell it.
Posted by: titivil at 07.04.06 16:53