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What If Manning Had Leaked To the New York Times?

New submitter minstrelmike points outs a two-page editorial in the NYTimes "about what would have been different legally, morally, and security-wise," had the military information released through WikiLeaks been published by the Times instead. "'If Manning had delivered his material to The Times, WikiLeaks would not have been able to post the unedited cables, as it ultimately did, heedless of the risk to human rights advocates, dissidents and informants named therein. In fact, you might not have heard of WikiLeaks. The group has had other middling scoops, but Manning put it on the map.' The writers also discusses what the Times would and would not have done, admitting they probably wouldn't have shared with other news outlets, but also admitting they would definitely have not shared everything."

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  1. Re:Left wing bird cage liner by fredrated · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you produce anything besides drivel?

  2. Alternate title: by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 5, Funny

    What If The New York Times Still Mattered?

  3. Re:Left wing bird cage liner by greg23s · · Score: 2, Funny

    somebody forgot to take their laxatives this morning...

  4. Re:Left wing bird cage liner by i+kan+reed · · Score: 3, Funny

    But see, that changes as soon as you call that rich person a Job Creator. A Job Creator can spend infinite money creating jobs, whereas the middle class will waste in on pointless things like mortgages, new technology, and transportation.