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Whether Karl Rove technically broke a law when he leaked the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame [wife of Administration critic Joseph Wilson] is beside the point [July 25]. Despite repeated denials by the White House, Rove talked about Plame to TIME's Matthew Cooper as well as to Robert Novak, the reporter who blew her cover. So the President's deputy chief of staff was involved in revealing the identity of a covert CIA officer because her husband disputed George W. Bush's claim that Iraq attempted to buy uranium from Niger. The President's right-hand...
...responsibilities. The young man in your article said he feels much closer to his jihadist brothers than to his family. Shame on the Muslim community for not taking responsibility for its children, for not doing whatever it takes to protect them from those who preach hatred and violence. Don Cooper Timisoara, Romania...
...tribal leaders and warlords? Philip K. Lentz Amman, Jordan Sharing Journalists' Notes I strongly disagree with the decision made by Norman Pearlstine, Time Inc.'s editor-in-chief, to comply with a federal grand jury's subpoena and surrender the notes and files of White House correspondent Matthew Cooper [July 18]. Pearlstine said the company had an obligation to follow the law. But throughout our country's history, it has been those who have stood up to the misuse of laws who have brought about the social changes needed to protect our constitutional rights. The American press has been justifiably...
...TIME's decision to turn over Cooper's reporting notes is akin to negotiating with terrorists. It only emboldens enemies of the First Amendment. The issue is not about TIME magazine. It is about the public trust that you hold. Or at least held. Valarie S. Zeeck Tacoma, Washington...
...college journalism student, I was disappointed by TIME's decision to turn over Cooper's notes to federal prosecutors?a decision that sets a dangerous precedent for the rest of us. Our profession is under fire enough as it is, in the U.S. and around the world. We don't need media outlets to act more like corporations answering to shareholders than like journalists answering to readers. Patricia Mazzei Coral Gables, Florida...