New York Times reporter James Risen faced a  Federal grand Jury in Alexandria  Virginia last week.

Risen, who covers national security for the New York Times, has been responsible for disclosing  the illegal and often incompetent  activities of the United States Intelligence agencies under the Bush Administration .

The adminstration wants to know who’s been talking to him and they’ve taken action to find out.

Reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund brings us the story in our regular feature Civil Liberties Watch.