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Its not that the 'whistleblower' should be arrested for 'blowing the whistle' but there are proper channels to go through when dealing wth classified information. YOu don't run to the press with that kind of info. Doing that is irresponsible when it comes to national security.
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You're operating under the assumption that the proper channels are not held responsible by those you are blowing the whistle on. And don't forget that one of the primary purposes of the media is to act as a watchdog on executive power. So when uncovering information like this, we have either:
1) The "proper channels" is the media itself. Our current situation.
2) The proper channel is .... what else? Some government oversight committee established by the government itself? Pardon me if I doubt the ability of the government to keep itself in check when the public doesn't know what's going on.