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...existential drama enveloping the CIA. On the surface, the question is whether CIA employees may take it upon themselves to reveal CIA secrets to the media. The answer is no. There is, in the first quarter-inch of every CIA employee's personnel file, an ironclad secrecy agreement forbidding such. It is the law--and properly so. One can easily defend the need for unyielding discipline when it comes to guarding the nation's secrets. And one can point to legitimate internal channels for dissent. But all that may be irrelevant in today's charged atmosphere, in which the policies...
What do you do when the secrecy agreement you were required to sign in order to work for the CIA is at odds with your oath to defend the Constitution of the U.S. and your obligation under international law, articulated at the Nuremberg Tribunal, to do what you reasonably can to prevent crimes like torture and kidnapping? That should be a no-brainer, and I believe we owe a debt of gratitude to those who could see that the Constitution and Nuremberg trump any secrecy oath...
...most present-day global warming is a consequence of the developed world. For the developing world (especially India and China), any project to reduce its environmental impact on a large scale will be ambitious and costly. But the ambition is definitely there. There should be a new Kyoto-style agreement that would have the developed world, especially the U.S., finance such a project. That way the developed world will pay compensation for the harm it has done to the environment and will be instrumental in saving our planet. Vineet Pande Stockholm...
...present that night to cooperate, Nifong has also begun reinstating misdemeanor charges against lacrosse players previously given deferred community service for such offenses as alcohol and noise violations. One player, a team captain who lives at the party house, has already had his charges reinstated; Nifong says the deferment agreement was broken when he hosted the party. Five other players are expected to also have deferred charges reinstated, meaning those players will have court appearances. In all, 16 players had been charged with such violations over the past three years...
...developed world, which keeps vomiting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. For the developing world (especially India and China), any project to reduce its environmental impact on a large scale will be ambitious and costly. But the ambition is definitely there. There should be a new Kyoto-style agreement that would have the developed world, especially the U.S., finance such a project. That way the developed world would pay compensation for the harm it has done to the environment and be instrumental in saving our planet. Vineet Pande Stockholm When a nation as resourceful as the U.S. contributes...