I was a journalist doing my job, protecting my source until my source freed me to perform my civic duty to testify.
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He was pressing about what you would say. When I wouldn't give him an assurance that you would exonerate Libby, if you were to cooperate, he then immediately gave me this, 'Don't go there,' or, 'We don't want you there.'Judith Miller
a serious violation of international law, a dangerous precedent. The United States has sent a very bad signal to the rest of the world.
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I said I believed the information came from another source, whom I could not recall,
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I recall that Mr. Libby was displeased with what he described as 'selective leaking' by the CIA. He told me that the agency was engaged in a 'hedging strategy' to protect itself in case no weapons were found in Iraq.
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Those who need anonymity are not only the poor and the powerless, those whose lives or jobs might be in jeopardy if they speak up publicly, but even the powerful, ... All are entitled to anonymity if they are telling the truth and have something of importance to say to the American people.
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Miller's lawyer, Matthew Mallow, told CNN the war of words was trivial compared to his client's devotion to the First Amendment. That's what Judy did with great courage, spending 85 days in jail. That is lost in all of the discussions of the internal workings of the paper, ... on an amicable basis.
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