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Publisher:  Reporters without Borders
Date Written:  20/10/2011
Year Published:  2011  
Resource Type:  Article

Reporters Without Borders is asking the Department of Justice to withdraw the appeal it issued yesterday against New York Times reporter James Risen to force him to testify about his confidential sources.

Abstract:  Reporters Without Borders is asking the Department of Justice to withdraw the appeal it issued yesterday against New York Times reporter James Risen to force him to testify about his confidential sources at Jeffrey Sterling’s trial. Sterling, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer, is accused of leaking top-secret information.

“We remind the Obama administration that its role is not to determine what is good coverage of national security issues,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Jeffrey...
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