What exactly is treason and why isn't Chaney charged for outing the CIA spies?

Answer 1

It is really espionage not treason that comes after he is convicted since he is Vice President.

Answer 2

The sad fact of the matter is that the things that people SHOULD be outraged over- outing CIA spies, suspending Habeas corpus, illegal wiretapping, a disastrous war in Iraq with no end in sight- don't elicit nearly as much interest and "concern" as things like extramarital bj's.

Answer 3

To those who claim Valerie Plame Wilson was not covert:

"Plame's testimony on the covert nature of her job was buttressed by a statement that was approved by Gen. Michael V. Hayden, the CIA's director. The statement said that Plame worked in a covert capacity at the time of Novak's column and that her employment status was classified under an executive order."

Check your facts, cons.

Answer 4

I love the way you libs don't need the truth to spout your lies.

Cheney has never been charged, implicated or anything else for "outing CIA spies".

Another fact you like to ignore is that she was not covert, nor had she been covert for over 5 years.

Even the woman that wrote the rule about covert agents said she would in no way qualify under this rule

Answer 5

Certainly the deliberate release of the names of Covert Agents in time of war is TREASON.

The Prosecutor is a Republican and gave Novak a cushy deal. NOVAK should be at GITMO getting waterboarded until he talks

Answer 6

First of all, learn to spell his name. Second, we are talking about one person who hasn't even worked in a "covert" mission for 15 years. Try actaully reading a newspaper article instead of just the headlines.

Answer 7

Paragrapgh 4

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/07/eveningnews/main1981433.shtml

Answer 8

The outing was of a democratic operative, not a deep cover spy, who we depended upon to save the nation.

Just look for their up coming book, they will make millions as victims from their own deceit. While the real victims will those buying their book.

Answer 9

Treason is committing an act which betrays the security of one's nation.

And Cheney hasn't been charged because it's still under investigation whether or not a crime was committed with which to charge him.

Answer 10

you know what treason is, and there was an investigation, which found that plame was not in any kind of covert or secret position, so it was not a crime to point out that she works for the c.i.a..

i think the first clue was that her secret codename was valerie plame.