I agree with you regarding the intellectual dishonesty being displayed by the Washington Post. They obviously oppose the president on political and philosophical grounds and have allowed their opposition to become personal and, in many ways unhinged.
As bad as their motives and methods are, they are actually being used by someone with a much more sinister motive. The person who leaked this information did it for a purpose. While that person will have to be found before we learn the real purpose, we can reasonably make some assumptions. The nature of the information would indicate a high level involvement and to risk a long prison sentence, there must be a commensurate reward. Reward could be in many forms but given the nature of the information and circumstances existent, the most obvious would be self protection.
This is a time for rational thought, not knee jerk reaction. We have created a powerful monster with our intelligence services and it is dividing and controlling us more and more each day. We have almost reached the point where one carefully structured leak can disrupt our whole political process.
-- This is a time for rational thought, not knee jerk reaction. We have created a powerful monster with our intelligence services and it is dividing and controlling us more and more each day. We have almost reached the point where one carefully structured leak can disrupt our whole political process. --
I think the country is lost. The public is not capable of critical thought, the institutions are corrupt to the core. At some point the natural resources or the wealth redistribution are going to fail in a not insignificant way, at which point all hell is going to break loose.
I've read the good book. The ending includes a bit of excitement and pain. It's human destiny. We are baked to fail on earth.