It's not that hard a question - if you have any sense of moral balance whatsoever. This time, they have ringed Ramadi with thousands of American and Iraqi troops, and have begun to reclaim the city, not in one sudden attack, but neighborhood by neighborhood.
Did the Marines simply abandon the people they had killed? Nor are they allowed to violate the law by obtaining classified documents in so doing. There never has been quarter given in a fight that close.
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect reporters to learn to swim.
In that respect, journalists are under exactly the same law as everyone else. Who's in a position to know for sure? Setting a precedent that newspapers are, in fact, above the law and beyond prosecution. This brings to ten the number of militant groups that responded positively to the initiative, our sources expressed hopes that more groups will join in in the coming days. In that respect, journalists are under exactly the same law as everyone else. Setting a precedent that newspapers are, in fact, above the law and beyond prosecution. The cars were badly damaged being closer to the exposion.
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect reporters to learn to swim.
I would be very surprised if the people running al Qaeda didn't know about that, and there were other ways they could know as well. The principle of moral hazard is broken here - and the only criteria the Times really considered is whether they will scoop the Washington Post. That's not unthinkable, depending on the tactical context.
And this is from a national. The fact that your editors believe themselves to be qualified to assess how terrorists are moving money betrays a breathtaking arrogance and a deep misunderstanding of this program and how it works.
For the first time, they say, they believe they have the manpower to make the strategy work. Nor do the statutes and legal precedent allow for the publishing of classified information when such actions cause substantial harm to the national security interests of the United States.
It should have been corrected long ago.