Despite the story being held for a year,

[LeftNYC]

which I dont believe was his fault, James Risen is right now the closest thing we have to the old Bob Woodward, who I spit on. Thank you James. I cant wait to read your book.

[kentuck]

1. He may be exposing the NYTimes as much as the NSA ?

He cannot print an article in the Times exposing this story unless the editor and publisher agree to it. They were pre-occupied with the Judy Miller case, which they seemed to think was more important. In hindsight, they seem to have taken the side of the devil...

[LeftNYC]

2. I agree, plus he was pretty good

on The Today Show this morning saying this is the definition of a whistleblower. Im interested in reading his book.