What if the AP had been communicating with Julian Assange?

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28. If Government officials, Congress etc know that we have a healthy free press who will not fear

exposing corruption, they will be a lot more careful about their actions. Had that been the case, we would never have gone to war in Iraq and thousands of US troops and hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis would be alive today.

You have it backwards. Government Officials are the ones who should 'face the consequences of their actions. If those actions are in the public interest then they will be vindicated'

Why on earth do you hold the press responsible but NOT the Government? Since when did we get to the point where the Government is always right and everyone else should 'face the consequences of their actions'??

THIS is the thinking that is destroying this country as the past decade has so sadly and tragically demonstrated. Wall St and the Government has faced ZERO consequences for some of the worst and most harmful behavior towards millions of people around the world, while Whistle Blowers mostly telling the truth are the ones being persecuted.

Sometimes I have to believe that we deserve what we get except then I think of all those who have died, are maimed who were tortured, who lost their jobs, homes etc BECAUSE of the BACKWARDS THINKING displayed by far too many people in this country.