[Snapple]

"Some journalists have wondered why Fitzgerald is going after secondary targets, giving Novak, a conservative friendly to the White House, a pass. But we don't know that Novak hasn't been subpoenaed too. And it might be that Fitzgerald thinks the best way to get Novak, a tough guy, to break is to make him responsible for the martyrdom of other journalists."http://www.chireader.com/hottype/2004/040820_1.html

[cyncooper]

The Plame leak struck columnists and editorialists as egregious not only because it might have been illegal, but also because of Wilson's assertion that his wife's career was destroyed -- and national security was damaged -- for political motives.

So far the only evidence of national security being damaged for political motives comes from the Wilson lies, backed by the CIA rogues, about his trip to Niger and the attempt to smear the Bush administration with those lies.