No Particular Solicitation...

[rimbecano]

I'm not certain that I'm posting this link for comments, but I'd be more than happy to get them. Below is a link to an extraordinary New York Times editorial that defends Judith Miller in her conflict over the disclosure or non-disclosure of her sources with respect to the Valerie Plume/Joseph Wilson investigation. I don't know why it struck me as it did, but I think it is not only a stirring defense of a colleague, but also a tremendous example of expositive and persuasive writing. More than anything, I was impressed by the power of words here, the gentle changes in tone, the subtle and unsubtle criticisms levelled at the different parties, and the deployment of history in an unaggressive but convincing way, sort of the undertone to the symphony of argument. I invite you all to enjoy it, for its literary qualities, at least. If it provokes comment on the merits, of course, I would love to discuss the issue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/07/opinion/07thu1.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5090&en=36f31f778246f85d&ex=1278388800&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss