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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
* The view is that "[t]he purpose of protecting the identity of leakers is to encourage future leaks. Leaks to journalists, and the fear of leaks, can be an important restraint on misbehavior by powerful institutions and people. This serves the public interest." Michael Kinsley in Slate.
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This sounds awfully close to what Safire was saying in yesterday's op/ed. They are both wrong, no contractual obligation between a reporter and a source can trump an illegal act that harms national security. If someone interprets their argument as agreeing and yet saying something different, I'm all ears. Til then, just reading the words from the 4th estate leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.
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