Santorum: Intelligence leakers "traitors;"

[cynatnite]

PHILADELPHIA - The disruption of an alleged terrorist plot to blow up airliners shows the importance of intelligence-gathering and the need to pursue the "traitors" who recently leaked information about classified government programs, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum said Friday.

"We are not going to defeat Islamic fascism by garrisoning America or our allies, but by having effective intelligence," Santorum, the No. 3 Senate Republican, said during a teleconference.

"I think it is vitally important for us to understand that the compromises that have been made of American intelligence over the last few months were serious and that the traitors within the intelligence community who leaked that information, for whatever purposes, must be pursued aggressively," Santorum said.

The Bush administration has harshly criticized reports that revealed the existence of a National Security Agency warrantless wiretap program as well as another secret government initiative that accesses a huge databank of bank records.

Santorum, a two-term Pennsylvania senator, is a close ally of the president and is locked in a difficult re-election battle with Democrat Bob Casey, the state treasurer. The latest statewide independent poll showed Casey with a slight advantage.

The programs that were the subject of leaks "were important for us to be able to confront an enemy in time of war," Santorum said. "When people leak that kind of information, to me, that is traitorous activity."

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/15253423.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

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[Richard Steele]

1. Like the TRAITORS who exposed a CIA agent, maybe?

A CIA agent whose SPECIALTY was WMDs?

Does ManDog Santorum have anything to say about THOSE traitors?

[C_U_L8R]

2. Rick.. go change your pants

the stink of your desperation is overflowing

[laststeamtrain]

3. Does he mean the AIPAC spies? n/t

[ccpup]

4. Maybe Casey

should ask Santorum how he can go around calling the President, the Vice President and the Vice President's closest Advisors "traitors" for leaking sensitive -- in fact, top secret and covert! -- intelligence information?! Doesn't seem very patriotic of him, does it.

[MrCoffee]

5. ManDog speaks the Truth!!!

"We are not going to defeat Islamic fascism by garrisoning America or our allies, but by having effective intelligence,"

He's absolutely frickin right. We must have effective intelligence. Vote Democratic.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

6. Bush leak blew cover which could have stopped London 7/7

Remember the leak in 2004 which sought to capitolize on an administration terror victory and upstage the Dem convention? They blew the cover of a British agent who might have been able to stop the London 7/7 bombings.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1306638,00.html

[Octafish]

8. Bingo! That London feller WAS our only mole in Al Quaeda.

Then, there's the Plame leak that damaged national security...

[gatorboy]

7. When he was on Hannity talking about his WMD "discovery"

Didn't he go on and on about how "classified" the documents were that he was showing off?

"Look! See! I got'em right here. HIGHLY classified documents! Weeee!"

Should we arrest him for leaking first?

[devilgrrl]

9. Other way around...

you dog shagging prick! :nuke:

[Dr.Phool]

10. TOP SECRET! Do not read!

Rick Santorum is a dog-fucking bedwetter!

[librechik]

11. Hey you're calling Bush and Cheney Traitors!

heh

they sure are...

[bumblebee1]

12. Close ally of the President?

Ricky has his head so far up B*sh's a** that if W made a sudden turn, Ricky would have a broken neck.