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FBI reads reporter's email to find his source

mercredi 22 mai 2013 à 14:00

The FBI read a reporter's email to find his source, and claimed his investigation was a "criminal conspiracy" because he was asking the source questions.

That reporter and his source tried to conceal their communication. This was presented as a sign of guilt, but it is simple common sense for journalists working in a state that persecutes journalists. It is a shame they did not follow best secrecy practices.

I am glad that Obama's War on Journalism is finally getting condemnation. When journalists investigate what our government is doing, they and their sources our country and protect it from the biggest internal threat it faces: the national security state which is dominated by plutocrats.