There are leaks, and then there are LEAKS.

So SOMEONE in the White House leaked Valerie Plame's name to Robert Novak. In doing so a covert agent (Plame), WHO WORKED IN NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND SPECIALIZED IN IRANIAN POLITICS was rendered ineffective, the cover company she worked for was made useless and anyone else working for that company was labeled as a potential CIA agent. We suffered a MAJOR intelligence disaster in a crucial area (Iranian nuclear development) and YEARS LATER we do not know who leaked.
Someone leaked that the CIA is setting up "gulag"-type black-hole prisons in eastern Europe using old Soviet-era facilities. No loss to our legitimate intelligence operations was caused, in fact it can only HELP in the long run to curtail illegal and improper operations before they cause major problems. Within WEEKS a CIA agent, Ms. McCarthy, who just happens to be one of the few Bush critics still in management positions, is singled out as the leaker, fired weeks before retirement, and threatened with prosecution. This in spite of the fact that her job did not present her with any opportunity to learn about the prisons and that the article about the prisons referenced "several" sources, none of which correspond to Ms. McCarthy. She has CATEGORICALLY denied the accusations. EVEN WORSE THE AUTHOR OF THE article A PULITZER PRIZE WINNING JOURNALIST, IS ALSO THREATENED WITH PROSECUTION! Now you must remember that the CIA prisons have been common knowledge and widely-publicized in Europe for months. http://www.euractiv.com/Article?tcmuri=tcm:29-151357-16&type=News

Does ANYONE believe this? No matter HOW right-wing you might be DOES THIS NOT STINK? The leak which harms us immensely in a very current way is covered up; the writing of an "whistle-blower" article about an already known and very improper administration program is attacked full force and a scapegoat immediately obtained.
It is clear that the REAL purpose here is to further intimidate ANYONE who might disagree with the Bush Administration's actions. This is a watershed moment, folks: Anyone who even TRIES to justify this action is making it clear that they have NO boundaries left at all, they have completely surrendered their morals, judgment and reasoning powers into the hands of Big Brother. Any member of the GOP who does not stand up and scream with rage about what the Bush Administration has done in their name is, at this point, no different than the millions of Germans who stood quietly by as the NSDAP took unconditional control of their government. To them I ask: "If THIS does not make you see the truth, WHAT WILL? Is there ANYTHING that will wake you up? Is there ANYTHING you will not allow? At long last, do you have no shame?"