Monday, November 14, 2005
Kurtz at bat for the status quo
First, Howie, let's make it perfectly clear that Franklin wasn't convicted for passing secrets to news folk. He had a sneaky-ass agenda (another similarity to the Plame case) that could reasonably be said to anticipate that happening as a result of conveying information to the principal recipients. But it was only one part of his distribution stream.
And so it is for Rosen and Weissman: If their main concern was an addition to news then an outcry would be in order. The prosecutor evidencing their discussions with a journalist is only used to support the prosecution of a much larger distribution network. That's the rub.
The fastest way to dilute the chance of any real protection for journalists is when every sneaky-ass loudmouth crys "freedom of the press ". ¶ 11/14/2005 06:01:00 PM
And so it is for Rosen and Weissman: If their main concern was an addition to news then an outcry would be in order. The prosecutor evidencing their discussions with a journalist is only used to support the prosecution of a much larger distribution network. That's the rub.
The fastest way to dilute the chance of any real protection for journalists is when every sneaky-ass loudmouth crys "freedom of the press ". ¶ 11/14/2005 06:01:00 PM
