August 10, 2005

Libby Must Release Miller

Writing in The Huffington Post, Rep. John Conyers calls on Scooter Libby to issue a personal waiver for Judith Miller:
The course for Libby is clear. He should obey the President's directive and immediately give Miller his personal waiver to testify about any conversations he may have had with her that are within the purview of the Grand Jury. Today, I and along with my colleagues Louise Slaughter, Maurice Hinchey and Rush Holt, wrote to Libby asking him to do just that. Waas has the letter on his blog.

If he refuses, the President faces a choice. He can show he means what he says and fire an employee who is so obviously obstructing the search for the truth. Or he can continue to tolerate such behavior and thereby make clear what many suspect -- when it comes to getting to the bottom of who did this vile act, he is all talk.
Once again, why isn't the press making demands like this on page one? In particular, why isn't the New York Times screaming for her release, since senior editors apparently accept her "journalist martyr" story?

UPDATE: Atrios is running a "Times Watch" ...
34th day in jail, and still no editorial by the Times calling on Libby to give Miller a personal waiver.

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