[dutyhonorcountry]

Until I read your link, I wasn't aware of the Pentagon Papers. It was before my time and evidently well outside the scope of my government education.

I should like to read the supreme court opinion on that case. Courts seem too eager to decide on a particular case without giving any thought to how their decision will affect the future. It's hard for me to imagine how the practice of publishing classified material can be defended.

Take libel, for example. If a journalist published libelous material, he is held just as guilty as the person who supplied the false and damaging statement - provided harm can be proven.

As far as "harm" in this case, I'm particularly concerned about the reference to the muslum religious leader in San Diego. If he didn't know he was under investagation before, I'm sure he is now.

[optimistically_conservative]

I would highly recommend taking a look at this part of our history. I certainly understand you were underserved by your public education and now are appropriately busy performing your duties to keep the economic and industrial-military engine running.

Just a preperatory thought on this, if I may. If you were in possession of classified information where harm was done to our country, and/or her citizens, and the classification was for political purposes, would you be willing to face a trial for treason to leak it - anonymously or otherwise? Would you be willing to risk trial for political purposes to make sure properly classified information was not leaked for political purposes?