Just because it's hard to do in a way that ensures the safety of the sources doesn't justify any sense of trustworthiness. In national security matters like th

Just because it's hard to do in a way that ensures the safety of the sources doesn't justify any sense of trustworthiness. In national security matters like this it's okay to be skeptical about reporting and sources because journalists have gotten in wrong before, probably because of how difficult it is to investigate without endangering the sources.