I suspect the espionage scandal is going to be brewing for several weeks to come, but if you're looking for a bit more on it today I suggest you visit Laura Rozen's site or read Juan Cole's interpretation of the what we know so far. I expect that at least for now this is going to be drowned out by convention coverage. But depending on how these investigations proceed, it looks like this could be one of the bigger news stories of the fall.
Posted by armand at August 29, 2004 05:11 PM | TrackBack | Posted to PoliticsSo now the Times is reporting that all this media attention is fouling the FBI's investigation. Note the typical dismissal of significance:
"He was at the bottom of the food chain, at the grunt level," a senior defense official said. Another defense official said Mr. Franklin "had a certain expertise and had access to things, but he wasn't a policy maker."Posted by: binky at August 30, 2004 11:56 AM | PERMALINK