Bittersweet, it would seem, that the US was selected by the United Nations to host next year's annual Press Freedom Day during one of the most polarized press freedom discussions in recent history.
Founder of the website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, was arrested in England and jailed, according to an article in The Daily Caller, due to sexual assault charges and a warrant issued by Swedish authorities. We all know, however, of the recent allegations against Assange and the fears that he is committing espionage by releasing classified information.
A CBS News article noted Sen. Joe Lieberman as taking a drastic stand: if wikileaks broke espionage law, so has the New York Times. Now we have a problem.
Where is the line? The New York Times has had a solid reputation throughout its existence and has even admittedly held stories from the paper in order to protect US citizens. Wikileaks, however is nothing more than a blog ran by a guy who is way to into his own power and far too willing to endanger the United States. Wikileaks is not news, it is not press, it is simply vanity.
In the short of it, do not pull the New York Times into a serious espionage investigation. It simply does not make sense.
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