CIA Fires Employee for Alleged Leak  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - The CIA has fired an employee for leaking classified information to the news media, including details about secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe, officials said Friday.  —  A federal criminal investigation has also been opened.

Who is Mary McCarthy?  —  Well, as of this morning (Saturday) most of the big media don't care.  They're fixated with the weather and gas prices — and anything else that will divert the public's attention from the stunning revelation that a Sandy Berger crony has apparently …

CIA Officer's Job Made Any Leaks More Delicate  —  The rare firing last week of a CIA officer accused of leaking information to the news media stems both from the sensitivity of the subjects she allegedly discussed and the Bush administration's forceful efforts to block national security disclosures …

MCCARTHY: SECOND DAY - FIRST THOUGHTS  —  1. Maybe the war would be over by now if half the CIA wasnt more interested in "getting Bush" than it is with "getting Osama".  —  2. The WAPO and the New York Times are saying that McCarthys efforts are not just legitimate, but actually required for the safe running of a government.

Selectively punishing politically damaging leaks  —  The CIA's firing of the official who allegedly leaked the existence of Eastern European black prisons to Dana Priest of The Washington Post has prompted an orgy of celebration among Bush followers, who apparently believe that the dreams they harbor …

Mary O. McCarthy - The Plot Thickens  —  The NY Times rolls out Mary O. McCarthy's supportive colleagues today to speak on her behalf, most notably Rand Beers.  But they don't exactly tell you everything about Beers.  —  If one looks into the back story a bit, what begins to emerge …