“I’ve been in Washington for more than three decades. In that time I’ve been a deputy undersecretary of defense, and have made the career change to journalism.

And in both capacities, I’ve come to know one overriding fact: no one in the government leaks by accident. Whomever the leaker is, he or she is pushing an agenda.

And the leaks — if they are from the CIA — were meant to change the behavior of our government and other governments helping us combat terrorists. The leakers’ agenda cannot be explained otherwise.”

– Jed Babbin, writing in Human Events about Rowan Scarborough’s new book, “Sabotage: America’s Enemies Within the CIA.”

Howell Raines, former New York Times executive editor, had a slightly different take on leakers.