COVER-UP: The Publisher and Exec Editor of The NYT Sanctioned a Cover-up in Criminal Investigation

It should now be painfully obvious that the top leadership of The New York Times sanctioned, and participated in, a scandalous--if not legally liable--cover-up in a federal criminal investigation into how the name of a CIA covert operative was divulged to the press as part of an act of revenge against a Bush Administration critic of the war in Iraq.

The Valerie Plame case traces back directly to an effort by the White House to rebut criticism of its abuse of intelligence to justify the invasion of Iraq.

There is journalistic corruption at the highest levels of The New York Times. Irreparable damage has been done to the reputation of the most eminent newspaper in the world. The resignations of both Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., and Bill Keller, should be on the table--not to mention the reporter known as “Miss Run Amok.” Both men have been engaging in what might be termed “limited, modified hangouts” as they shift from one foot to the other in offering explanations of their own conduct in regard to the license granted Judith Miller, and the role of the Times in the handling of the Plame story.

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