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To: Howlin
This is a double-edged sword, though... No doubt this will also put a chill over some of the sources of Bill Gertz, who has shed light on China's military ambitions and anti-US strategies...

So, is it being hypocritical to support leaks to Bill Gertz (which arguably work to bolster the national security) while disparaging those to the NY Times and Washington Post (which typically work to damage national security)?

Not if your objective is improving national security rather than merely encouraging across-the-board government secrecy...

163 posted on 04/21/2006 12:44:58 PM PDT by Zeppo
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To: Zeppo
Hang all the leakers of sensitive intelligence information that compromises our security and the WOT.

CNN IS BROADCASTING STORY NOW .. WILL THEY MENTION DANA PRIEST?? Leak to WashPost .. officer only admitted to leaking after failing polygraph .. no mention of Priest .. waiting .. waiting. "No federal charges are imminent at this point."

169 posted on 04/21/2006 12:47:15 PM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author:)
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To: Zeppo

Bill Gertz said today on CSPAN with Brian Lamb, that he does not publish classified information, but public info.


384 posted on 04/21/2006 3:29:48 PM PDT by maica (You are being lied to. By elements in the media determined that Iraq must fail. - Ralph Peters)
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To: Zeppo

Gertz has access. Priest does not.


617 posted on 04/21/2006 4:30:30 PM PDT by IonInsights
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To: Zeppo
So, is it being hypocritical to support leaks to Bill Gertz (which arguably work to bolster the national security) while disparaging those to the NY Times and Washington Post (which typically work to damage national security)?

Yeah, it probably is hypocritical.

I've long wondered what Gertz motive for leaking supposed classified info was. Someone have an axe to grind?. Someone trying to manipulate national security focus? All very interesting, and a little scary. I personally find it criminal to leak classified info.

2,678 posted on 04/23/2006 10:15:47 PM PDT by ottersnot ("Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.")
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