It’s time to call a spade a spade in a headline and I’m doing it the best way I can.
I’m going to give you a partial quote from this article, which I haven’t read yet and probably will not:
While Washington is mired in political debate over the future of Iraq, the American command here has [...]
They’ve all done it. Why are we acting like this is some new phenomenon?
Every administration since Woodrow Wilson’s has lambasted leakers. And every president since Wilson has made discreet but routine use of the practice themselves — personally, or through their minions, giving the press information on the sly when circumstances merited some truth, or [...]
BBC News:
Terror chief warns of media leaks
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke of the Metropolitan Police said there were a “small number of misguided individuals who betray confidences”.
By doing so, they had compromised investigations, revealed sources of life-saving intelligence and “put lives at risk” during major investigations.
DAC Clarke also warned [...]
I appreciate the intentions of Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor, who wants to set a deadline for withdrawal of US forces from Iraq but he wants “only” the President, Congress and Iraqi government to know the date.
Let’s see: that’s 535 members of Congress, including one Muslim Representative from Minnesota, the Iraqi government who are iffy [...]
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