Washington Post Editorial Board Defends Iran War Report Amid 'Traitor' Blowback

The Washington Post editorial board defended the paper's reporting that senior military leaders are concerned the U.S. military is being stretched thin by the war with Iran, following criticism from the Pentagon and one of the newspaper's own columnists. "In a free society, there is an overwhelming public interest in knowing these facts," the board wrote. "The Constitution guarantees the rights of news organizations to publish such information." The defense comes after WaPo columnist Marc Thiessen called the confidential government source behind the reporting a "traitor" and . . .