Sergeant Cid Posted:

’Freedom of Speech’ is the right to share & express your thoughts and opinions. It has nothing to do with ‘Freedom of Information’.

You cannot express thoughts on a subject no one knows about. I feel information is more than implied in the first amendment. I understand the need for the government to maintain security information private, but I really cannot think of a way to expressly provide that in law (at least in the English language) without giving the government a blanket authority to decide what constitutes “security information.” That means anything can be withheld from the public. I would prefer to err on the side of anything possibly being leaked. The source has committed a crime, and that has been prosecuted many times before, but prosecuting the “press” is a dangerous road to start down.

I think it’s noteworthy that this letter was sent prior to the release.