Porter Goss: Traitor or Idiot?

[theloniusfleabag]

Is disclosing information like this wise, or treasonous?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4110786.stm

Further, if Mr. Goss claims that

"When you go to the very difficult question of dealing with sanctuaries in sovereign states, you're dealing with a problem of our sense of international obligation, fair play.

then he is a bald-faced liar as well. The last 7 words made me laugh out loud.

Regardless, is it sheer stupidity to announce that you have basically found the hideout of the world's most wanted man? Or is it treasonous, by the fact of giving information to the 'enemy'? Does it tell us that the US really doen't want to catch him (at least not yet, they still need to secure another huge military and homeland defense budget, and new security laws in the US)?

I am hard-pressed to find what could be a positive by releasing such information. Perhaps it is to pressure Pres. Perez and Pakistan into 'playing ball', but they already march when the CIA says so, so what's to gain? Muslim opinion in Pakistan can only go against the US if they try to make a big deal of Pakistan's 'non-cooperation' on terrorism. (This is assuming Bin Laden is indeed in the Peshawar/Safed Koh/Khyber area)

[Black Dog]

"When you go to the very difficult question of dealing with sanctuaries in sovereign states, you're dealing with a problem of our sense of international obligation, fair play.

Whatever happened to:

"We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts, and those who harbor them."

I guess they forgot the clarification..."unless those who harbour them are valued allies and clients who buy up lots and lots of our own military hardware."

Does it tell us that the US really doen't want to catch him (at least not yet, they still need to secure another huge military and homeland defense budget, and new security laws in the US)?

Bingo.