This is a result of the "everything is everyones business" mentality that our whole society has now days. We give up so much valuble future information because the media feels they have to have the info right now.
It could be that, or it could be another instance of the LSM "giving aid and comfort" to the enemy. They certainly made things easier for AQ with this story.
Just the other day I was meditating on the concept of "My right to know" as it seems I must.
It's the socialists that push that 'all the people ... ' crap.
How many times in FreeRepublic have we seen or writtten ourselves ...
"Oh great, why not let the (fill in your favorite terrorist/enemy/democrat organization here) know what we're going to do?"
History will have to be the open door on this one, I think.
God, how I wish we could get it into our skulls the concept of posterity.