"NYT Reporter Won’t Have to Reveal Source"

[applegrove]

NYT Reporter Won’t Have to Reveal Source

at Daily Beast

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/12/12/nyt-reporter-won-t-have-to-reveal-source.html

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The U.S. Department of Justice has decided against forcing New York Times reporter James Risen to reveal the identity of a confidential source. Risen used the source for a book that revealed the CIA’s attempts to sabotage Iran’s nuclear-weapons program. The U.S. had previously tried to make Risen testify in the trial of a former CIA official, Jeffrey Sterling, who is accused of leaking classified information. Attorney General Eric Holder, however, now says that Risen must not be required to reveal “information about the identity of his source.” If he ends up being called to trial, Risen will only be asked to “confirm that he had an agreement with a confidential source, and that he did write the book.”



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[99th_Monkey]

1. Good on Jim Risen. **** K 'n R **** This is hells-awesome!

[90-percent]

2. Very Important case for Democracy and freedom of the press

The Oligarch's lost this one. I didn't think that was even possible anymore. A very important victory and affirmation that journalists have their Constitutional Protections intact.

Risen had a serious risk of suffering the fate of Bradley Manning.

Now we have to fight harder. There's a staggering amount of anti-democracy wrongs that need to be righted in these unjust authoritarian neo-gilded ages.

-90% Jimmy

[Blue_Tires]

3. I figured the justice dept. would eventually find another way to nail Sterling...

So it's a win-win, I guess...

[Mnemosyne]

4. K&R for truth. nt