I'll remember that during the next act of terrorism on U.S. soil.
Posted on 02/12/2006 6:39:05 AM PST by tsmith130
In today's article on the investigation of the leaks underlying the New York Times's December 16 disclosure of the NSA terrorist surveillance program, the Times finally acknowledges its own legal jeopardy:
[C]onservatives have attacked the disclosure of classified information as an illegal act, demanding a vigorous investigative effort to find and prosecute whoever disclosed classified information. An upcoming article in Commentary magazine suggests that the newspaper may be prosecuted for violations of the Espionage Act and says, "What The New York Times has done is nothing less than to compromise the centerpiece of our defensive efforts in the war on terrorism." Unfortunately, however: Bill Keller, executive editor of The Times, said no one at the paper had been contacted in connection with the investigation, and he defended the paper's reporting.
"Before running the story we gave long and sober consideration to the administration's contention that disclosing the program would damage the country's counterterrorism efforts," Mr. Keller said. "We were not convinced then, and have not been convinced since, that our reporting compromised national security."
Here's hoping the adminstration finds the intestinal fortitude to seek to convince a jury of Keller's peers.
"Conservatives"????
How about "Federal Prosecutors"!?!?
I'll remember that during the next act of terrorism on U.S. soil.
I was not convinced then, and I'm not convinced now, that robbing the bank because I needed the money was wrong.
Be carefull, those pink things in the sky are really pigs, and yes, they are flying today. Not only do thay admit it, but once again in the wonderful model of Mary Mapes, they still don't think that it effected National Security...THANK GOD for the fact that THEY DECIDED what is best for the other 300 million Americans...Sick, disgusting, immoral and seditionists...
Exactly.
They should be out of business for it. Treason.
Yes, and they may have to pursue some congressmen or senators too!
The only the general public will realize we are in a war for our lives is when we take action, serious action against treasonous events. If reporters. operatives, and a senator or two face long prison sentences and receive them, people will begin to understand.
Republican or Democrat, anyone involved in these disclosures should serve serious time in jail.
Hello? The law requires that the leaks be investigated, not conservatives.
[last line of the book "Press Wars: Revenge of the truth"]
Guess we won't hear a whimper when the NYT is incinerated.
Wonder if any of these putzes would be willing to duke it out in Central Park early some Sunday morning?
Bet not ~ the whole lot of them are cowards and traitors.
Charge, try and convict Pinch and his cohorts. Publishing our intelligence secrets certainly is more harmful than anything Scooter Libby did. They all need to do jail time and the NYT needs to be fined out of existence for breeching national security for the rest of the nation during wartime.
Let's spread the damage to all the sectors of society who conspired, knowingly or otherwise, in this treachery.
What does it take to get through to these dunderheads? Wild-eyed Muslims renting a van, filling it with fertilizer, etc., and parking it in the lobby of the NYTimes?
Maybe a 30 year tour of this place will convince him:
Early this am, the three letter word, WAR was spoken and underlined in Fox. As in wake up, folks, we are at WAR.
I'm not worried at all about the administration's intestinal fortitude but I doubt the courts would hold up a conviction.
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