The Obama DOJ's effort to force New York Times investigative journalist Jim Risen to testify
in a whistleblower prosecution and reveal his source is really
remarkable and revealing in several ways; it should be receiving much
more attention than it is. On its own, the whistleblower prosecution
and accompanying targeting of Risen are pernicious, but more
importantly, it underscores the menacing attempt by the Obama
administration -- as Risen yesterday pointed out -- to threaten and
intimidate whistleblowers, journalists and activists who meaningfully
challenge what the government does in secret.
