[LowNslow]

I ask myself why would anyone help endanger Amercians by releasing information that would help al Qaida. The NYTimes had to know releasing Khan's name would blow chance to protect lives - they can't be that stupid.

I can only beleive that success with Khan would have helped showed Bush in positive light for election, and NYTimes Bush haters eager to turn out light to help Kerry.

[Howlin]

The correct title of this article is

NY Times Blew Cover of Key Counterterror Agent

[FairOpinion]

There is another question: Who leaked the info to the NY Times?

[NonValueAdded]

See also http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1187175/posts for the previous discussion on the article.

[Stirner]

Sorry to disagree, but I think it was a gross error to release this asset's name, even on deep background. Even if the NYT could have been trusted to keep it confidential, a story that contained any details at all about what had led to the alert would probably have tipped AQ off about who was talking. Our supposedly tight lipped administration talked, and to what purpose? They were still slammed for not immediately sharing enough details, such as how old some of the information was.

[af_vet_1981]

when he was outed by the New York Times.

Who told the NY Times ?

[maryz]

The NYTimes had to know releasing Khan's name would blow chance to protect lives - they can't be that stupid.

No, but they could be that evil.

[RoseofTexas]

Every time I read how the NYSLIMES lowlifes continue to slowly undermine our security, I literally get sick to my stomach! Where is the outrage from our govt? Are they toooooooo GIRLISH to prosecute these bastards? MY GOD, when will the NYSlimes get punished for their pro terrorist agenda in endangering our lives?? WHEN DEAR GOD?!! UGHHHH!!

[fso301]

The actual source appears to have been from Pakistani Intelligence. So, why would a Paki intelligence guy give the name to the NYT? The answer is because that would be the fastest way for a double dealing Paki to notify al Qaeda that they hade a mole.

[Mister Baredog]

I can only beleive that success with Khan would have helped showed Bush in positive light for election, and NYTimes Bush haters eager to turn out light to help Kerry.

It's obvious the Dems are busy selling us out on many fronts. After all, after they voted to go into Iraq they mostly spend their time railing against it.

My dog has fleas, it's BUSH'S FAULT.(just trying to make a point, he doesn't really have fleas)LOL

Maybe the NY Times will get another Pulitzer for their betrayal.

[Maceman]

The blame lies not with the NY Times, but with the Bush administration source who blabbed this information to the press.

[treeclimber]

This fits the pattern that the NY Times has displayed over the past year (and more).

The NY Times doesnt have any qualms about their actions harming America.

Way to go, NY Times.

Just remember, in a totalitarian state, you would be toast. It is only because of the freedom we have, bought and paid for in American blood that you can purposefully sabotage your own country.

America-Land of the free Because of the Brave

[steplock]

Copy of letter I just sent to several newspapers ...

The enemies within ....

An al Qaeda computer expert who was secretly arrested on July 18 and has since been providing critical intelligence on the terror group's plans for coming attacks on the West was rendered useless this week when he was outed by the Liberal Democrat, New York Times.

"By exposing the only deep mole we've ever had within al Qaeda, it ruined the chance to capture dozens if not hundreds more," former Justice Department prosecutor John Loftus told Fox News on Saturday.

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How many more Americans will now DIE thanks to the New York Times and the Associated Press?

Let's add this news along with the revelations of other Associated Press reporters who told the Al-Quaeda terrorists how the United States was tracking them on their satellite telephones - they immediately quit using them to the media's delight and led to the DEATH of more Americans.

Let's add that to all those photographs by the "American" Associated Press reporters that were obviously taken from BEHIND enemy lines and the stories written solely by the islamist perspective. Interesting that ALL the locations where the Islamic Juhadist are shooting at American troops are always considered by the media as the "holiest of holies" and all the islamic attacks are brave and glorious.

Let's add the fact of the Iraqi prison "scandals" that all the press knew of in early January of 2004, who were informed immediately of all the problems and were kept informed of all the investigations. The lead democrats in the senate including Hillary Clinton and Ted Kennedy, to name only a couple, all knew of this also in January. When it appeared that the U.S. Marines were preparing the FINAL assault into Fallujah and bring the war to a halt, the media suddenly "discovered" this "scandal" and through it's well used and expert forms of propaganda techniques, inflamed, encouraged, and motivated the islamic extremists from there, and all other America haters to re-group and to fight on since they now had the backing of the "America's Left" -- just like during the Vietnam War. Even the names were the same --- Kennedy --- Clark --- Clinton --- KERRY --- aka the progressive democrat socialist party.

Shall I go on?

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Carl L. Steplock III
Hot Springs, AR 71901
http://www.spadata.com

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
Ronald Reagan

[independentmind]

I'm not sure I believe this article. Something else is going on here.

[stockpirate]

We know that Kerry recieved an Intell breifing around this time. I think there needs to be an investigation to determine if the Kerry campain "LEAKED" this secret information.

We Should demand that there be an investigation.

[TomGuy]

The NYTimes reporter got the name from an official during a news briefing, per other reports yesterday.

The one to blame is the 'official' who gave the name during the briefing.

[Almondjoy]

There is a good article from newsweek on Msn.com. I like to verify and re-verify when I read stuff but it basically talks about the struggle that the U.S. has to deal with on releasing information. Do they blow the cover on this guy to make people scatter and try something else down the road or do they sit on the information and hopefully use it to pin the guys down and capture them.. or find even bigger and better information.

The odds are that the NY Times sent this information out because WE wanted them to.. smoking out whoever was attached to Kahn.

[mewzilla]

The NYT had help.

[fightu4it]

What motive would anyone, on either side of the political fence, have for leaking this persons name to the NYT?

[js1138]

Would it be fair to ask who gave the Times the info in the first place?

[SunkenCiv]

Naturally the NYTimes would print something like this if it became available, if only to prevent seeing some other major daily print it first. Certainly does make them look bad though. I heard this discussed a little on the Sunday all-talk shows, but never noticed the NYTimes' name coming up...

George W. Bush will win reelection by a margin of at least ten per cent.