Judge to force David sanger to testify

The judge got it right here -- even if it helps Libby:

WASHINGTON (AP) - The judge in the CIA leak trial Tuesday refused to block a subpoena for a New York Times reporter's testimony, a ruling favorable to defendant I. Lewis Libby.

Lawyers for Libby want Times reporter David Sanger to testify about a July 2, 2003 conversation in which Libby did not bring up the fact that the wife of Bush administration critic Joseph Wilson worked at the CIA.

Libby's lawyers are trying to rebut prosecution evidence that there was a scheme to reveal Valerie Plame's CIA employment as a way of undermining Wilson's criticism that the administration had twisted prewar intelligence on Iraq.

Invoking First Amendment concerns, lawyers for The New York Times said it is imperative for reporters to protect their confidential sources and that compelling Sanger to testify would damage the news gathering process.

I mean, after all, it's the "source" the New York Times is trying to protect who is asking for Sanger's testimony. I don't even get why the Times is trying to block this.