Freedom of Press and the Outing of Valerie Plame

Today, a Washington Post article was released saying that reporters who knew the leaker of Valerie Plame's identity as a covert CIA agent from within the White House. It raises an interesting dilemmna between freedom of the press and national security. Strangely, on this one I come down on the side of national security on this one. It is pretty clear that the outing of Plame was detrimental to national security in that it takes away a lot of training and could compromise sources associated with her. However, I don't believe that subpoenaing other reporters (besides Bob Novak) is the best way to handle the problem. It would seem best to subpoena Novak directly or the people who knew within the White House (there are only about half a dozen).