Posted by: McQ on Thursday, June 30, 2005 A recent refusal by the Supreme Court to review the case of Matthew Cooper of Time and Judith Miller of the NY Times, has left them both headed for jail for refusing to reveal their anonymous source in the Plame affair. Time, it seems, has decided to reveal the source, one guesses over the objection of the reporter: Time Magazine said on Thursday it would comply with a court order to hand over subpoenaed records to a grand jury in a move that could spare one of its reporters jail for refusing to reveal confidential sources.I don't think any of us would be too thrilled for being jailed for standing up for our principles, and it seem both Miller and Cooper were willing to do so. Now Time has decided to unilaterally void the principle and comply? Was Cooper a part of this decision? Was Cooper consulted? I'll be interested to hear what Miller and Cooper have to say about this, but particularly Cooper, who's company has now left Miller alone hanging out there to dry. UPDATE: Per the WSJ Cooper has had this to say: "Now they've got a decision to make, and I've got one," he said. "A corporation is not the same thing as individual. They have different responsibilities and obligations and there is no dishonor obeying a lawful order backed with the force of the Supreme Court of the United States. I prefer they not hand over documents that disclose the identity of my sources, but that's their decision to make."OK, this doesn't sound like a guy who's all that keen on paying the price for principles. I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be intentionally objectionable, but "there is no dishonor obeying a lawful order backed with the force of the Supreme Court of the United States" says, "hey, I've taken it as far as I really want to take it, and in reality I'd love it if you'd bail me out of the spot I find myself in, please", to me. I mean he could have made the same statement and turned the source over himself earlier this week, couldn't he? What I hear in "that's their decison to make" is a silent "thank you Jesus" on the end. Don't get me wrong, its easy to sit here, not facing 18 months jail time, and say he's bailing, but hell, you look at his words and tell me what they say to you. |
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