The Medium is the Message

After a long discussion with my husband, I have decided not to "fill in the blanks" in the Leverett op-ed.

Had the Times printed the redacted parts, the Leveretts would face prison. I will not take it upon myself to give ammunition to this authoritarian regime.

My husband made a very salient point while we were discussing this issue. He pointed out that a redacted report - especially when the information that has been stricken is readily available from other sources - serves to highlight the ridiculous nature of redacting the information in the first place.

On occasion the truly intelligent have been known to get security clearances too.