Judge: "(Judy Miller) She was an actor in the commission of a crime,

[deminks]

Judge Defends Decision to Jail Miller

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The federal judge who jailed a former New York Times reporter for refusing to name her source during the CIA leak investigation defended his decision Friday.

Thomas F. Hogan, chief judge of Washington's federal district court, told a meeting of the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association that he made the right call when he ruled there was no First Amendment protection for reporters to keep their sources confidential, especially in criminal matters.

Hogan, an appointee of President Reagan, said he rejected imposing a fine on Miller because he did not believe anything other than jail would get her to obey his order to testify. She spent 85 days behind bars before Libby gave her a waiver she thought was sufficient.

Miller wasn't an innocent bystander, Hogan said. "She was an actor in the commission of a crime," he said. "She was part of the transfer of information that was a crime."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/28/AR2006042801476.html?nav=rss_nation/special

[MissWaverly]

1. At last someone gets it

Lying us into war is a crime!

:-)

[Disturbed]

2. Too bad that she wasn't charged for her part in...

the criminal activity. She got off real easy.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

3. And the crime is a big one. K & R.

[yourout]

4. Accomplice you mean.