Don't Conflate Scandals

Over at The New Republic, Robert Chesney and Benjamin Wittes note the important differences between the Post's "leaks" story and the Guardian's and why we shouldn't be surprised by the first but that the second actually discloses something new. This is very complicated stuff, and I have not yet opined on it while I seek to learn more. But one thing is already clear as day to me: Mr. Edward Snowden should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.