Posted on 09/29/2004 12:43:10 AM PDT by kattracks
September 29, 2004 -- The Justice Department has charged that a veteran New York Times foreign correspondent warned an alleged terror-funding Islamic charity that the FBI was about to raid its office — potentially endangering the lives of federal agents.The stunning accusation was disclosed yesterday in legal papers related to a lawsuit the Times filed in Manhattan federal court.
The suit seeks to block subpoenas from the Justice Department for phone records of two of its Middle Eastern reporters — Philip Shenon and Judith Miller — as part of a probe to track down the leak.
The Times last night flatly denied the allegation.
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald of Chicago charged in court papers that Shenon blew the cover on the Dec. 14, 2001, raid of the Global Relief Foundation — the first charges of their kind under broad new investigatory powers given to the feds under the Patriot Act.
"It has been conclusively established that Global Relief Foundation learned of the search from reporter Philip Shenon of The New York Times," Fitzgerald said in an Aug. 7, 2002, letter to the Times' legal department.
He said he understood journalists' concerns about protecting the identities of their sources, but national security and preventing leaks that thwart probes into "terrorist fund-raising" trump such confidentiality.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Who're you gonna believe? I'm going to believe the Justice Department.
Thanks for the ping!
Mike Wallace said he would NOT tell our military if the enemy was on the next hill ready to attack...."I'm a journalist" is what he said!!!! Our military is what gives him Free Speech.....what a disgusting pig.
That was pretty much Mr. Peach's assessment too when I told him about your report from FNC. He certainly hopes Peter Goss can clean that nest of vipers right out of there.
You are absolutely correct, they've been getting away with this garbage for years and only since the rise of the Internet have we been able to call them on it. Don't take any lead in the polls for granted...get out and vote for Bush!!!
The First Amendment does NOT protect traitors. If this reporter did tip off the terrorists, the reporter needs to do time. Serious time.
"Why tip them off that you're not interested? Let them send you letters and toss them. It costs them money."
He removed his name, so he's still on their list
Ahh. I misunderstood.
A reputable paper would cooperate with the authorities fully and would want to see justice served. But no, the Times is doing everything they can to slow-roll the investigation and get its people off on technicalities. The NY Times has a big guilty sign around its neck, just like the reporters do.
In light of their efforts to cloud the issue and subvert the United States, I say we Freep these sons-of-bitches like they can't believe.
Because I want them to pay the postage for my rude comments back to them. LOL!
..they are doing a Jimmy Carter/Swaggert...sleeping w/ the cheap sluts (and/or little boys) to 'safe them' from damnation...git'me an Amen!
>>Given the timing of the latest leaks so close to an election, they are now clearly trying to defeat President Bush and elect John Kerry.<<
I was watching the news the other morning and Minetta was criticising the President. Why would a President keep someone in his Cabinet who works for the Democrats?
President Bush made such an effort to change the dynamics in Washington that he has jeopardized the success of his administration. In my opinion, the biggest mistake that Bush has made was underestimating the power of the liberal hate and the fact that they will stop at nothing to get back that power. The court cases involving the CIA leaks to the NYT reporters are largely indicative of just how deeply the left has penetrated all the branches of gov't.
How long does it take him to learn who his friends are?
I don't know why Bush seems to view the Dems through rose colored glasses, but he seems to give them the benefit of the doubt until they personally betray him. It kind of reminds me of the way the Democrats underestimated the evil of communism, the typical leftist view of the inherent goodness of humanity.
Some one had found this old story that you posted and I suddenly realized that I hadn't seen you around FreeRepublic lately.
There was some interesting discussions on this original thread.
The plot thickens. The Times needs to be FReeped bigtime
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