(Washington Post) Editorial - The case against Steven J. Rosen and Keith Weissman, two former officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), is heading toward trial. Their conviction would herald a dangerous aggrandizement of the government's power not merely to prosecute leaks but to force ordinary Americans to keep its secrets. While it is reasonable for the government to demand that its employees and contractors protect the information it entrusts to them, it's not okay to criminalize discussions among people who do not work, directly or indirectly, for the government. Under the government's theory, countless conversations and publications that take place every day are criminal acts.
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