Fox News Special report is spending some time on various aspects of this report,....had a clip of Cheney in Chicago commenting....he was unhappy with the news media that choose to publish ....
From Website:
New York Times Refuses to Hold Surveillance Story
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New York Times Refuses to Hold Surveillance Story | ||
Friday, June 23, 2006
The newspaper, which in December broke news of an effort by the to monitor Americans' telephone calls and e-mails, declined a White House request not to publish a story about the government's inspection of monies flowing in and out of the country. The Los Angeles Times also reported on the issue Thursday night on its Web site, against the Bush administration's wishes. The Wall Street Journal said it received no request to hold its report of the surveillance. Administration officials were concerned that news reports of the program would diminish its effectiveness and could harm overall national security. "It's a tough call; it was not a decision made lightly," said Doyle McManus, the Los Angeles Times' Washington bureau chief. "The key issue here is whether the government has shown that there are adequate safeguards in these programs to give American citizens confidence that information that should remain private is being protected." (Story continues below) |
It's about time that some enterprising Freeper att'y started a class action against the MSM who reveal these secrets. It could be done on behalf of the citizens of the USA because the media dolts have undermined our safety and security. In addition, the leakers who released the info (probable Rat civil servants) to the media should be labeled as "John/Jane Doe" defendants. The ACLU and the sleazeball trial attorneys have hurt us enough. Let's turn the tables!