Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Screamname
"Twice The New York Times has published national-security secrets and hurt America in the war on terror," Spero, president of the Caucus for America, said.

Did they say anything about the person(s) who gave the Times the secret information?

6 posted on 07/11/2006 5:36:00 AM PDT by Amelia (If we hire them, they will come.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Amelia

Not really, no. This was directed more at the Times than the leakers themselves, though I imagine not one person there would have argued against going after the leakers as well.

Prosecute them both, I say. The leaker for revealing classified info and the Times for printing it. As Freedom of Speech is not absolute (think: fire in a movie theater) neither should be Freedom of the Press, and for the same reason.


8 posted on 07/11/2006 5:40:07 AM PDT by Personal Responsibility (Amnesia is a train of thought.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson