"I do not view myself as above the law," Miller told U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan. "You are right to send me to prison."
But she said she had an obligation to protect a confidential source: "I do not make confidentiality pledges lightly, but when I do, I must honor them."
Duty, Honor, Loyalty. Not traits people associate with reporters but in this case that's what were seeing. I commend Judith Miller for her stand on this. It takes courage and commitment to do such a thing and face the jail time for your principles.
Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost. Arthur Schopenhauer
What if she was accused of hiding the identity of someone accused of providing the locations of one our nuclear submarines during the height of the Cold War...maybe one you were serving on at the time? Would you be so dismissive then?
Mike
You give your word to someone then keep it. Loyalty!
Protect your source who you gave your word to. Duty!
Protecting the First Amendment to the Constitution. Honor!
Just because you want to hurt someone in an administration you don't like doesn't make this whole thing right.
I will also point out she is not the one that reported who the security asset was. That was someone else, why isn't he on trial?