[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by island_dude
Last I checked, the NYT doesn't have clearances. So obviously somebody with access is providing them to the NYT. That person is the one that bears the responsibility for the release. The NYT signed no oath and has no obligation to determine what is classified or not. That is what the government does.

As I am sure you know Joe, not everything in a classified document is classified or sensitive. Only particular facts and the sources of them. There is no justification to classify something just because it is potentially embarrassing not politically advantageous. This is one more in a string of comments that attacks the messenger.

The paper published the information, but the release was by the person who gave the document to the NYT in the first place.

Do not disagree but the NYT has done nothing but disclose classified documents, one after another, time after time. I could care less whats in them, they are CLASSIFIED and until they are re-cleared and released they should not be published.

What is it going to take before we have enough of this crap and take the NYT to court to stop it?

Joe A

PS I felt the same way when Clinton was in office. This is not a political rant but feel that the NYT and others need to respect the term "classified document, or information" a bit more.