[finnman69]

NY Times reporter James Risen


If Judy Miller went to prison to protect a source over a non-crime, James Risen better be talking to his lawyers now.

This is a highly classified program that is crucial to our national security. Its purpose is to detect and prevent terrorist attacks against the United States, our friends and allies. Yesterday the existence of this secret program was revealed in media reports, after being improperly provided to news organizations. As a result, our enemies have learned information they should not have, and the unauthorized disclosure of this effort damages our national security and puts our citizens at risk. Revealing classified information is illegal, alerts our enemies, and endangers our country.

[Howlin]

Question: Was the NYT one of the papers that trashed Bob Woodward for not being more forthcoming about his knowing about the Valerie Plame thing?

Since they had this in their article today:

Before yesterday's vote, opponents of the legislation rallied around a front page article in Thursday's New York Times that reported Mr. Bush had secretly lifted certain limits on spying inside the United States. After more than a year holding the story, the paper decided to run it on the day of the Patriot Act vote.

..I'd sure like to know.