Posts
Strategic revelation
One of the time-honored traditions for influencing debates in Washington, DC, is to leak confidential information to the press. The Pentagon Papers, Watergate, Valerie Plame, Wikileaks, are just a few examples of use of the tactic. By exposing classified or private information, a strategic leaker can then rise in high dudgeon to head off the "appalling" policy being considered, or divulge actions that those in the government were not yet ready to publicize.
No comments:
Post a Comment