“No leaks from the briefing yesterday...I thought for sure someone would run to their favorite NY Times reporter and spill the beans...:-)”
Maybe the Israelies would have an answer to that, too. Imagine NY Slime “journalist”/operative getting knocked off by an Israeli intelligence officer just to make a point. The RATS would hyper-ventilate.
Re your scenario about a NYT reporter being knocked off by Mossad, that would make a good script for a movie. File it under “Non-fiction”.
I nominate Sy Hersh. Anyone want to add to this list?
The Old Gray Lady should be called the Old Red Lady since its editor hates America. And the feeling is mutual.