That's nothing new. The strategy here is, attack the leaker to squash the leak. It's worked well in the past--notice that we're not talking anymore about starting a war based on the unsupported claim that Saddam got nuke materials from Niger, but we spent WEEKS dealing with who leaked Plame's identity. Course, that one bit 'em on the ass too...
Only problem is, it takes a level of credibility to run that gambit. A level of credibility they no longer have.
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