Judith Miller Cracks

Her stand for journalistic integrity has come to an end. Ms. Miller of the New York Times bows out.

My Way News has this update here:

After nearly three months in jail, New York Times reporter Judith Miller was released Thursday after agreeing to testify in the investigation into the disclosure of the identity of a covert CIA officer, two people familiar with the case said.

Miller left the federal detention center in Alexandria, Va., after reaching an agreement with Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald. Legal sources said she would appear before a grand jury investigation the case Friday morning. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because of the secrecy of the grand jury proceedings.

The non-story of the "exposure" of Valery Plame enters the end-game. Ms. Miller languished in that federal detention center while the nation yawned and moved on. Since Ms. Plame hadn't been under-cover in at least six years, the revelation of her identity technically broke no laws. Ms. Miller locked herself down for her principles. That's an admirable decision, if a somewhat misplaced one.

This fact remains hard to dispute: if Ms. Miller's source possessed valuable information concerning this alleged crime, her refusal to testify at the Grand Jury not only deprived the nation of justice. It also allowed a means to possibly compromise authentic under-cover agents to remain in play. She's fortunate further leaks have not occured. Otherwise, their blood would be on her hands.

Ms. Miller's decision to testify should bring this sorry political circus to an end. Too bad it doesn't do more to edify these embarrassing circumstances.