First Amendment faces another test over prison photos
When President Obama decided to withhold photos of prisoners abused in Iraq and Afghanistan, it reopened the question of whether disclosure of such information would better serve the country. New York Times reporter Adam Liptak writes that the Pentagon Papers case during the Vietnam War is instructive in determining the best course of action. -DB The New York Times Analysis May 17, 2009 By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was a hypothetical question in