NYT's columnist must kiss some judge's no account ass, judge rules

By JERRY MARKON
Washington Post Staff Writer

Filed 10. 24. 06

A federal judge has ordered the New York Times Co. to disclose the confidential sources used by Nicholas D. Kristof in columns that explored whether a former Army scientist was responsible for the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks.

The ruling, made public yesterday, came in a lawsuit filed by the former scientist, Steven J. Hatfill, contending that the paper defamed him in a series of Kristof columns in 2002 that identified him as a "likely culprit."

Hatfill has been identified by authorities as a "person of interest" in the anthrax-spore mailings that killed five people and sickened 17. No one has been charged in the attacks.

(Click & Read on courtsey of The Washington Post)

Photo Captions & Credit: "Romancing the Press" by "Worth"