[xroadie]

"There is no magic formula, no neat metric for either the public's interest or the dangers of publishing sensitive information,"

There is too. Sells papers + gets Bush=PUBLISH!

[coconutt2000]

It would be nice if they published...

1) All the news about the terrorists that they have.
2) All the good news about what the war on terror has done for people in that region.

But so far they've limited themselves to all the news that's bad for Bush, bad for our country, or helpful to the enemy - and that's a very small percentage of the real news from the war.

[CindyDawg]

A class action lawsuit by all Americans endangered?

[Old Professer]

"a state of constant apprehension..."

[ROTB]

Too bad we can't investiage the private lives of these editors and journalists, and publish them in "the public interest".

[WarEagle]

"Our job, especially in times like these, is to bring our readers information that will enable them to judge how well their elected leaders are fighting on their behalf, and at what price."

If that had been the prevailing standard during World War II think of the headlines:

ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATION DEFENDS DECISION TO DEVELOP ATOM BOMB: Times Defends Decision to Publish Einstein Letter

JAPANESE OVER THEIR HEADS ON GUADALCANAL: Times Defends Decision to Publish "Magic" Intercepts, Denies Publishing Will Hamper War Effort

US IS READING GERMAN MILITARY TRAFFIC: Times Publishes Exclusive Schematics for "Ultra" Encoding Device, Defends Decision Despite Pleas from War Department

The list could go on indefinitely. Suffice it to say we would probably never have defeated either Japan or Germany had the press been able to make their own decisions about what to publish, about what is and is not secret.

I seriously question whether we can win ANY war in the future if his attitude prevails.

[Tax Government]

Institutional investors should pull out of these stocks.

[omega4412]

I move to amend the editorial... "There is no magic formula, no neat metric for either the public's interest or Al Qaeda's interest." the piece continued. "We make our best judgment."

[MainFrame65]

I have had severe diarrhea with more integrity than Dean Baquet and Bill Keller, plus all of their ilk, put together. Oh, and more valuable to the environment, as well.

[popdonnelly]

I'm boycotting them, so I didn't bother to read the article.

[Brilliant]

"Our job, especially in times like these, is to bring our readers information that will enable them to judge how well their elected leaders are fighting on their behalf, and at what price."




Then why are you helping our enemies instead?

[Kay Syrah]

Our job, especially in times like these, is to bring our readers information that will enable them to judge how well their elected leaders are fighting on their behalf, and at what price."

I look around, see that they are catching terrorists, and that we haven't been hit since 9/11. Of course, the Times doesn't like that.