Weblogs: Do we want to know everything or don't we?

(via The Huffington Post | The Blog) "Not everyone in the Times building is on the same page when it comes to Judy Miller. The official story the paper is sticking to is that Miller is a heroic martyr, sacrificing her freedom in the name of journalistic integrity."

Suspicions about Judy Miller's lack of journalistic integrity are mounting high (not just being piled-on high). I've always supported the journalistic privilege of the Fourth Estate and as a journalist would be willing to go to jail on the principle myself. However, if Miller is guilty of what Arianna and others are extensively documenting -- that is, trumping up false pretenses for the war in Iraq and then outing a CIA operative for personal motives -- then she should be thrown in the clink with the key dropped in the drink. All of this story must be uncovered, despite the aspersions it casts on the reputation of the Times. The truth is the truth -- all of it, not just the expedient or politically convenient parts of it.