Regrettably, I’ll be a few days late in town for this event, but I’ve already weighed in to some extent.
The bottom line is that you can be a competent, serviceable and respected (in some quarters at least) reporter on the national security / intelligence beat and never have to worry about fielding the “aid and comfort” question about your work. You won’t win any Pulitzers, but then with this kind of company why would you?