Irresponsible Journalism

The Washington Post is reporting that is talked to six of the nine US and UK officials and experts involved in a classified mission. That is a cause for concern in and of itself. First those six should lose their security clearance. Second if you are talking to someone about something that you know is classified (the Washington Post reported that it is classified so I assume they know it is classified) is reporting it to the world the right thing to do? I don't think so. The Washington Post should have alerted the US government about the security leak. Then there is the question about validity. Do you place a lot of trust in someone's statements when they are giving you details on something that is classified? Giving a reporter details about something that is classified is dishonest. It's equal to or approaching treason. That should make you question the accuracy of the information. Knowing that the Washington Post is more concerned with publishing a story than national security should make you question the accuracy of the Washington Post.

Normally I link to the original story when it's not too much hassle. The Washington Post requires registration to read a story so here's a link to the BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4903592.stm