Comments on: AIPAC Court Denies Amicus Standing to Reporters Committee http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/03/aipac_court_denies_amicus_stan.html Secrecy News from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Thu, 24 May 2012 10:04:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Allen Thomson http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2006/03/aipac_court_denies_amicus_stan.html/comment-page-1#comment-486 Allen Thomson Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:31:11 +0000 http://fasweb.beacontec.com/blog/secrecy/2006/03/aipac_court_denies_amicus_standing_to_reporters_committee.html#comment-486 Note (below) that the accessory before the fact statute, 18 USC 2, is invoked in the indictment against Rosen. Bad, bad, very bad if the gummint wins this one. Which I think it will if it goes to trial, given the judge, the venue, the appeals courts involved. See, for background, <a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2001/09/090401.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2001/09/090401.html</a>. ++++++++++++++ http://www.fas.org/sgp/jud/aipac022706.pdf "Rosen is also charged with aiding and abetting a communication of national defense information by one who is authorized to possess such information to a person not entitled to receive it, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 793(d)." Note (below) that the accessory before the fact statute, 18 USC 2, is invoked in the indictment against Rosen.

Bad, bad, very bad if the gummint wins this one.

Which I think it will if it goes to trial, given the judge, the venue, the appeals courts involved.

See, for background, http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2001/09/090401.html.

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http://www.fas.org/sgp/jud/aipac022706.pdf

“Rosen is also charged with aiding and abetting a communication of national defense information by one who is authorized to possess such information to a person not entitled to receive it, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 793(d).”

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