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Originally Posted by smooth
shakran,
I wouldn't argue that the reporters did anything illegal. But I do wonder whether you think they did something unethical by placing someone's life in danger...
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There was a breach of ethics, but not by those two reporters. It was actually conservative columnist Robert Novak who first wrote about this story. Once the other reporters hopped on board, the story was already out.
In other words, it wouldn't be unethical of me today to say that Plame is a CIA spook because it's already common knowledge. I can't hurt her by saying that anymore. When the two reporters in question wrote their story, the secret had already been told by Novak.