Was it because Sir David, unlike most of the journalists who've been arrested, didn't work for The Sun? The Guardian has been leading the charge against the News International employees who've been targeted by the police as part of Operation Elveden and Operation Weeting. Perhaps Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger would like to explain why paying a former Ministry of Defence official for a story is morally reprehensible, but paying an ex-President for a story is a "great journalistic coup".