Author of the 2006 book STATE OF WAR: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration and NYT reporter James Risen faces an appeal to the Supreme Court or the prospect of going to jail in his continuing efforts to protect his sources. Prosecutors still want Risen to testify in what seems now like a minor case — against CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, accused of leaking information about a Clinton-era effort to disrupt Iran’s nuclear research. On Tuesday, the full Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declined to hear Risen’s appeal — by a 13-to-1 vote — […]
