Posted on 04/18/2006 5:12:54 PM PDT by slapshot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former White House aide fighting perjury charges should not get access to reporters' notes and other newsroom material because they have no relevance to his case, several news outlets told a U.S. judge on Tuesday.
The New York Times, NBC News and Time magazine also argued that press freedom would be damaged if they were forced to hand over the material sought by former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby's defense team.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
I have no sympathy for the MSM in this case. In fact, I hope they put up a stink and let the public's distrust of them go up.
Well, I guess this was expected. But it does show they utter hypocricy....the want the White House to tell all, but when it comes to them telling the truth and turning over factual information, they balk. Typical.
That would be Walter Pincus of the WashPost.
Kristof had Breakfast with the Wilsons BEFORE the below article was penned. I really want to hear his testimony.
Kristof column May 5, 2003:
I'm told by a person involved in the Niger caper that more than a year ago the vice president's office asked for an investigation of the uranium deal, so a former U.S. ambassador to Africa was dispatched to Niger. In February 2002, according to someone present at the meetings, that envoy reported to the C.I.A. and State Department that the information was unequivocally wrong and that the documents had been forged.
IMHO: Someone present must be CIA (Plame) and envoy must refer to Wilson.
IOW: Kristof knew about Plame before May 5, 2003.
Pincus and another reporter, Richard Leiby, persuaded Wilson to let the Post publish a profile of him the same day. During the preparation of the article, Leiby mentioned to Pincus that Joe Wilson had baby twins. It was the first time Pincus knew that Wilson was even married.
But, then, Joe would lie about anything...
Perhaps it was Leiby, after all.
Keep resisting then Libby walks and the Libs eat their own children.
Here the news media resists subpoenas...yet how would the news media report it if the White House resisted them?!
Freedom of thw press demands secrecy, but national security doesn't entitle the president same.
The people (in the press) have a right to know (the rest of us should simply believe what the tell us).
thank you for the assist
Would it not be entertaining for the media to be declared attainted traitors and ALL of the lies and frauds that they have perpetrated on the American people be revealed once and for all?
(Oh well, I can dream can't I ...)
I perceive your drift.
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