tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147000415127454560.post5720960647613919195..comments2023-12-09T12:13:00.212-08:00Comments on AOL Journals 1st Old Hickory's Weblog: The Plame caseBruce Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05022449143502020665noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147000415127454560.post-1406758385998079222005-04-28T10:30:00.000-07:002005-04-28T10:30:00.000-07:00If Miller and Cooper cooperate, justice will be do...If Miller and Cooper cooperate, justice will be done in the Plame case. But at what cost? In an administration that is only surpassed by Nazi Germany in the use of propaganda, and which classifies and hides information from the public eye, the only opportunity we have to discover misdeeds and malfeasance is through leaks to the press. <br><br>Forcing Miller and Cooper to give up their confidential sources will shut down this channel of information for many years to come, and will embolden those who would lie, cheat and steal against the public trust and national interest.<br><br>Our free press has been a failure in recent years and seems so pathetic that few will raise their voice to protect them from the over-reaching of the powerful executive branch. But we will lose an important protection against tyranny if we do not defend these reporters.<br><br>Neil<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com