Inquiry to Find Person Who Exposed Crime

Who is investigating the Justice Department? Why is Alberto Gonzales investigating the person who exposed the crime rather than those who actually committed the crime? Gonzales needs to step aside and allow an independent investigation of not only George Bush, but his own Justice Department as well. The whistle-blower who exposed the illegal eavesdropping deserves and should be granted immunity for bravely coming forward and exposing a clear violation of the law. Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Leak of Domestic Spying

The Justice Department said today that it had opened a criminal investigation into the disclosure of classified information about a secret National Security Agency program under which President Bush authorized eavesdropping on people in the United States without a court warrant. The investigation apparently began in recent days following a formal referral from the agency regarding the leak, federal officials said on condition of anonymity. The program, whose existence was revealed in an article in The New York Times on Dec. 16, has provoked sharp criticism from civil liberties groups, some members of Congress and some former intelligence officials who believe it circumvents the law governing national security eavesdropping. Privacy advocates said today that the leak investigation should be set aside, at least for now, in favor of an investigation of the warrantless eavesdropping itself. "President Bush broke the law and lied to the American people when he unilaterally authorized secret wiretaps of U.S. citizens," said Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. "But rather than focus on this constitutional crisis, Attorney General Gonzales is cracking down on critics of his friend and boss. Our nation is strengthened, not weakened, by those whistle-blowers who are courageous enough to speak out on violations of the law."