also part of the conversation, jack goldsmith. this is one hour 30 minutes. >> this is a big crowd. with moved it from the precincts of the journalism school to the grand room in the library. this event evolves -- involves plants lining up in a way. we were called and it just so happens that we were able to procure the panelists services not only of bill keller but also allen alan rusbridger. all of them will be further introduced in a minute. this is a subject that is completely obsessive interest to people interested in journalism and foreign policy and national security. this has been what is sure to be a memorable evening. i have one small logistical notes. courtesy of "the new york times," there is a room behind here. there is free food and drinks after this event. for anybody who cares to come. our moderator tonight is emily bell, who is still in a first year -- wanted to say hi to them if they are out there. thank you for what you have done to help make events like this possible. emily, come on up. ok. fair enough. sit down the takeover. i will go sit down. thanks again, ever

and one of the most interesting pieces i've seen on wikileaks was on jack goldsmith's blog where he talksut his concern that there could be a double standard applied, that we have high ranking government officials who strategically leak frequently in order to advance certain policies, or try to get advantage for their policy preferences in washington. are they going to be prosecuted? if julian assange is prosecuted. is there going to be a double standard for someone like him or for journalists compared to the lakers in government if you're a higher level official, doesn't somehow make it okay where as if you're a lower level military enlisted person as private manning is. that's different ask of these are really are found and important questions. and i don't think we have a sense of what the answers are. but i thought jack's blog was really thought-provoking entrance of if you think about what you read in the newspapers today, you're talking about a typical article is a something, i'm just making this up, that we are going to increase the rate of predator drone attacks in afghanistan in t