Unless it's some kind of whistleblower story, the normal response from normal journalists to someone passing classified information to them is 'get it the hell away from me.' This was Sharyl Attkisson's response in her book, 'Stonewalled,' when likely Obama political operatives either planted or attempted to plant classified documents onto her computer as a means of having something on her, either to faciliate her arrest or silence her. Get it the hell away from me. It's not just the legal risk, it's the simple fact that even very effective investigative reporters such as Attkisson, virtually never need classified information to do their jobs properly. There's an amazing amount of open-source information that can present a very clear picture of reality and keep the public informed. But then there's guys like Julian Assange. Far from doing the hard work of digging up and assembling relevants facts as Attkisson does, he trafficks...(Read Full Post)