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Rick:
Certainly, if the information was of an obviously sensitive nature (the actual time and location of the D-Day invasion for example), the reporter must use common sense and a duty to national security. If, however, the information given is not designated by the "giver" as sensitive in nature, then I do not know what the obligation of the reporter should be.
Who did what? I do not know. I am simply stating that, if the information was indeed sensitive, and if it were shared wityh a member of the press, and if the sensitivity was not made known to the reporter, then it certainly becomes a stain on the government official who authorized the dissemination of the information, not only the one who uttered the actual words.
Is there a flaw in this logic?
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Bob S. former owner of a 1984 silver 944
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