On what basis do you assert Novak revealed classified information? So far the evidence is he did not.
On what basis do you say you want Novak to cooperate as if he isn't? Word is that he has talked to Fitzgerald.
We owe a debt of gratitude to Novak (I'm not a particular fan, per se) for revealing the informatin of why Wilson was sent Niger way.
I don't see it. I see lots of cheering that a Times reporter might be sent to jail. That's all.
As far as we're concerned, reporters who divulge classified information, or any information protected by law such as grand jury testimony, are accessories to a crime.
Too me its not so simple. It's well known that government often misuses the classification system to hide its errors and motives, and to maintain its hold on power. Partisans are always able to see this about their opponents, never about their own guys.
Quite simply, we do not trust the press not to fabricate stories based on made-up or dubious sources
Quite right. Nor should you trust me...or I you. But the antidote for these human weaknesses is more, not less, freedom of the Press. Or do you want to shut down the blogs simply because an awful lot of bloggers are completely irresponsible, uniformed, foul-mouthed, ignorant, hate-filled, etc., etc.?
The reason that Novak is holding firm is that (a) he is a reporter and (b) the "government official" who outed Plame was Joe Wilson! As a conservative columnist, Novak won't be believed if he reveals it was Wilson. So he has to keep low profile until courts force NYT to reveal that it was Wilson. That's why NYT reports are claiming journalistic privilege -- they don't want to damage their precious liberal cause.