Balancing government secrets with public oversight

The CIA analyst fired in connection with a Washington Post story exposing the U.S. government's secret overseas prisons denied through her lawyer Monday that she was the source for the story. It's the latest in a series of issues that question how to balance the government's need for secrecy with the public's right to know.

Guests

• John Radsan: Professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul. Before coming to William Mitchell, Radsan was assistant general counsel at the CIA. He is currently the director of the National Security Forum in Minnesota.

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