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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
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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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The stuff I quoted from Kinsley wasn't his argument -- it was his caricature or summary of one side of the debate. In the piece I quoted -- which I would link to if I still had it up on my screen -- he was discussing exactly the problem you describe.
My point is that Novak is posing as principled, but isn't. I take it you agree. eta: Club seems to feel that Novak isn't principled. NTTAWWT.
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Last edited by Tyrone Slothrop; 09-30-2004 at 07:03 PM..
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