Anil Gangolli

NY Times Editorial on Judith Miller's case

It’s one of those cases where both sides are partly right, but I side with Ms. Miller due to the specifics. I really liked the analysis in the NY Times' own editorial . Here’s an excerpt that is just spot on.

Mr. Fitzgerald’s [the prosecutor’s] attempts to interfere with the rights of a free press while refusing to disclose his reasons for doing so, when he can’t even say whether a crime has been committed, have exhibited neither reverence nor cautious circumspection. It would compound the tragedy if his actions emboldened more prosecutors to trample on a free press.

What’s striking is how Robert Novak, who originally broke the story, is not being pursued at all; it further bolsters the original suspicion that his source’s leak was actually condoned if not instigated by the Administration as a retaliatory measure against Joe Wilson.

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Posted at 10:40PM Jul 06, 2005 in dogma  |  Permalink  |  Comments[1]