National Security Be Damned: The guiding philosophy on West 43rd Street.

Weekly Standard ^ | July 3, 2006 | Heacher MacDonald

[tcostell]

I'm sensing a "Dan Rather" moment here. MY guess is that this will so damage their credibility as to marginalize their role in the media from now on.

They are REALLY getting slammed for this one. Did you read the National Review Piece?

[Drango]

drunk is it on its own power

Indeed. Make no mistake about it...in the times to come, Americans will die 'cause of the NYSlimes putrid behavior. The forth estate has become a fifth column.

[technomage]

And let's not forget the leakers too!!

The leakers, whether they are State Department, DoD, Senators, Reps, etc. are traitors along with the NY Slimes, the Washboard Post, etc.

All need to be tried and executed.

[Joann37]

We know the NY Times cannot be trusted; they have been working since Bush took office to undermine him and his administration; national security nonwithstanding.

So forgive my ignorance, but who in the administration leaked this info. to the Slimes? Shouldn't they be subject to prosecution for treason, sedition or whatever?

[TexKat]

Hey Inkie, you may want to go here: Attorney General Gonzales: Indict the New York Times

or here: Leaks and the Law [The case for prosecuting the New York Times]

[Suzy Quzy]

WHO LEAKED THIS?????? A FIFTH COLUMNIST!! FIND and PUNISH THE LEAKER!!

[Red6]

What do you mean?

They will use this to sell more! Imagine all the free publicity?

And this will last- Sure, since if the government pushes the issue they will report about more and more and more. It's a self perpetuating free advertising gimmick which is packaged as news and they themselves will even "HELP" you hype this whole issue. they win if the government sits silent and they win if the government pushes the issue. It's a win win situation for them. This won't hurt their sales, it will help sales take off again.

Maybe there is a reason why the government is just sitting on it?

[Red6]

I bet you like a chess player the NYT's has their next move in this game already planned out. They had their plan already set BEFORE ink even hit paper. This is more than news, it's a paper trying to revitalize sales.

[Brilliant]

We would have all been better off if the 911 terrorists missed the WTC and knocked down the NTY building.

[Laverne]

I'm surprised they haven't lost any advertisers over this. If I was an american company paying good money to advertise in the NYTimes, and knowing the NYTimes was openly giving aide and comfort to the enemy, I would pull all my advertising in a heartbeat. The Times is a disgrace to this nation. They "journo's" who leaked this should be put in jail immediately until they reveal their sources. The precedent has been set for that by Fitzy, and it needs to be applied here now.

[Bommer]

Seaze Pinch and the journalists that broke the story, ala Elian Gonzales style in the middle of the night. Shut down the NY Times and ship the bunch to Guantonamo for a milatary tribunal on Sedition and treason!

[steel_resolve]

hear hear. Best idea I heard in a LOOOOONG time.

[sageb1]

"Al Qaeda has long worked to manipulate the media in its favor. It can disband that operation now, knowing that, unbidden, America's most powerful newspaper is looking out for its interests."

Perfect! Superb article.

[sageb1]

"who in the administration leaked this info. to the Slimes? Shouldn't they be subject to prosecution for treason, sedition or whatever?"

YES!

[ARealMothersSonForever]

FIND and PUNISH THE LEAKER!!

It is all fun and games until the congressman or senator is ours. Consider that please. Leahy still serves.

[sageb1]

"Maybe there is a reason why the government is just sitting on it?"

Most likely, but I don't think it has anything to do with the Times' profits.

[MizSterious]

No, it's a newspaper trying to change policy, bring down the President, lose the WOT--and if they had their way, run the country.

[John Semmens]

NY Times Justifies its Disclosure of Top Secret Program

Despite a plea from the Bush Administration, the New York Times ran a story revealing that the U.S. government was tracking terrorists through their bank accounts. The classified information disclosed in the Times piece was obtained from unnamed sources alleged to be working for the CIA.

“The Bush Administration’s claim that this disclosure would aid America’s enemies is ludicrous,” said Times editor Isaac Mohlman. “I mean, the Bush Administration is America’s most dangerous enemy. Anything we can do to thwart its evil designs is our patriotic duty.”

“Training, feeding, housing and arming terrorists requires money,” said Tony Snow, President Bush’s press secretary. “Tracking this money through our banking system is one tool we’ve used to try to prevent attacks on Americans. The effectiveness of this tool has been undermined by the Times article.”

Since the Times story broke banks have reported an outflow of deposits from accounts domiciled in U.S. banks to banks centered in Europe. Muslim banks are disfavored by terrorists because the Koran prohibits paying interest on deposits. An al-Qaeda training manual urges jihadis to “turn the infidels’ sin of usury against them to multiply our resources for carrying out Allah’s will.”

read more satire at...

http://www.azconservative.org/Semmens1.htm

[Paladin2]

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