The Urban Elf

With the swirling whirl of controversy that is the Supreme Court vacancy the media has let slide the hottest issue of but a week ago. After much speculation and investigation we now know that Karl Rove revealed the identity of an undercover CIA agent to reporters Matt Cooper of TIME and columnist Robert Novak. It is clear that he did this in order to discredit a well respected and credible critic of the Bush administration’s Iraq policy. The administration has consistently used the excuse of national security to silence its critics and steal the American people’s freedoms… Outing an undercover CIA agent hurts our national security. There needs to be a full accounting to the American people of how this disgraceful series of events transpired. Unless the president fires Karl Rove and all others connected with this assault on our nation’s intelligence gathering capability, our greatest weapon against real terrorist threats, there can be no other conclusion than that the elevated state of alarm fostered by the White House is only fear-mongering for political gain. It is the responsibility of journalists to assure that the public and history know the truth of this matter. Please, let them know we are counting on them.