去（九十一）年三月間，因為「劉冠軍事件」衍生的洩密案，使我國全國上下飽嚐情治機密外洩與戕害新聞自由指控之苦，當時對於國家安全與新聞自由之間的辯證與詰難，也不斷地引起廣泛的討論與辯證。由於國內媒體「壹週刊」與「中時晚報」率先披露案件細節，甚至臆測該案發展方向，引起檢調機關率同警方強制搜索上述媒體，肇生軒然大波。 因應國家機密屢屢肇生洩密事件，政府已立法完成「國家機密保護法」，然而，「政府資訊公開法」卻未同時完成立法，使我國的國家機密法制未臻完善。吾人不禁思及，國家安全與新聞自由兩者之間在操作上是否有著灰色地帶？一個現代法治國家（Rechtsstaat）的政治運作與法制遵行，必須在崇尚「依法而治」（Rule of Law）的原則下，才不致悖離民主與法治原則，並依憲法保障大多數人的基本人權，這也是本文撰作的基本原則。 本文當中也藉由針對較為著名的兩個案例－－一九六五年的美國「越戰密件」案及一九六二年的德國「明鏡周刊」案來加以檢視，探討國家機關基於國家安全之名，而干涉（甚至戕害）新聞自由的不法舉措。 本文發現，國家安全與新聞自由之間，雖然長期存在著一片晦暗的灰色地帶，也極容易在國家動輒扣以國家安全大帽子的方式下，使媒體或公聽之間受到不公正的對待；但是，任何自由價值的追索，都應該是永無止境的，並且受到民主體制下「憲政主義」（Constitutionalism）與「法治主義」（Legalism）的積極保障才是。

Since the “Liu Kuan-Jun Case” explored at last March, it made a disaster for our country in the leak of national classified secret and injury of the freedom of press; it also causes the extensive discussion and argument at that moment. The local “Next Media” magazine and “China times Evening News” had lead the first to published a lot of details of the case, even to conjectured the trends of the case, thus the procuratorial organ commanded the police to swept those medias, and causes a great disturbance in Taiwan. The “National Classified Secret Protection Law” had enacted under the background, hence, the “Government Information Announcement Act” has not passed simultaneously, and it made the regret for our legal system. The question is, whether there is a “gray zone” between the national security and press freedom? In my opinion, a modern nation should respect the “Rule of Law” principle (that is “Rechtsstaat” in German Public Law) and to protect the fundamental rights for mass people, that not to violate the principle of democracy and also the main purpose in my article. It also enumerates two famous cases to examine the illegal actions of the state, which abuse national security to slay the press freedom. Although the “gray zone” between the national security and press feedom damage our society regularly, the constitutionalism and legalism should be the supreme principle in our nation to protect the value of freedom.