State of War – Tickle The Wire

14 Pulitzer Prize Winners Ask Justice Department Not to Jail Reporter

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than a dozen Pulitzer Prize winners urged the Justice Department on Monday to stop trying to force New York Times reporter and author James Risen to identify a confidential source, the US News reports. Risen has said he’d go to jail before testifying at the trial of former CIA employee Jeffrey…

New York Times Reporter, Author Faces Jail Time If He Refuses to Testify About Book Leak

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A New York Times reporter may face jail time if he refuses to testify about who leaked information to him for a book he wrote on the botched CIA operation in Iran. The New York Times reports that James Risen, author of “State of War,” has steadfastly refused to testify, but he has…