The dropping of charges against Steven J. Rosen and Keith Weissman helped the Justice Department avoid the embarrassment of what would most likely have been a decision of not guilty for violation of the Espionage Act.
Lewis and Johnston write,
“Advocates of civil liberties and of open government asserted that the defendants were being singled out for activities that were part of the accepted and routine way that American policy on Israel and the Middle East had been formulated for years, with people exchanging information.”
Indeed, the case appeared to be more of a concoction than a serious, substantial charge.
In an otherwise reasonable article, the introduction gives cause for complaint. Lewis and Johnston describe the accusations made against Rosen and Weissman as "tantalizing." Such a description demonstrably lacks sobriety and is not befitting of a serious news outlet.
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