A while back, the NY Times published an article with specifics about how the CIA was transporting suspected terrorists to various places. There was much uproar in the Conservative community and in my own mind about the wisdom of this decision in a time of war.

The Times' new ombudsman, Byron Calame does an excellent job in seeking out the facts and explaining how the information was already available elsewhere and the details of the article were sent to the CIA for review.

The Thinking Behind a Close Look at a C.I.A. Operation

Personally I think the Times might want to mention all of this up front the next time they decide to publish information that would seem to compromise an active intelligence operation.