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To: Gone GF
It is not illegal for the NY Times to publish classified information divulged to them by a source. It is illegal for whoever divulged the information to do so.

The DoJ can question the reporters as to who their sources were and, if they refuse to answer, they can be jailed until they are ready to give this information.

While what the Times did is morally reprehensible, it is not illegal.

26 posted on 06/26/2006 7:39:21 AM PDT by carolinablonde (Proud member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy)
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To: carolinablonde

"While what the Times did is morally reprehensible, it is not illegal."

Actually, I agree with you that what they did probably is not illegal. However, I am mystified that everybody who's calling for prosecution doesn't even mention WSJ. The WSJ is fairly conservative (at least editorially) and yet they ran the same story as the NYT.


27 posted on 06/26/2006 8:02:43 AM PDT by Gone GF
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