Posted on 06/26/2006 8:23:26 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Bush slams leak of terror finance story
10 minutes ago
President Bush on Monday sharply condemned the disclosure of a secret anti-terrorism program that taps into an immense international database of confidential financial records. "The disclosure of this program is disgraceful," he said.
"For people to leak that program and for a newspaper to publish it does great harm to the United States of America," Bush said. He said the disclosure of the program "makes it harder to win this war on terror."
The program has been going on since shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. It was disclosed last week by several news organizations.
Using broad government subpoenas, the program allows U.S. counterterrorism analysts to obtain financial information from a vast database maintained by a company based in Belgium. It routes about 11 million financial transactions daily among 7,800 banks and other financial institutions in 200 countries.
"Congress was briefed and what we did was fully authorized under the law," Bush said, talking with reporters in the Roosevelt Room after meeting with groups that support U.S. troops in Iraq.
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Have they hired dan blather yet?
I hope the Attorney General hangs these idiots.....
Some info on the Slimes.
http://www.mediaowners.com/company/newyorktimes.html
[New York Times Company Profile
Janet L. Robinson is the CEO of New York Times Company.
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) is an American media company which publishes major newspapers including The New York Times, The Boston Globe and the International Herald Tribune, along with about 20 other regional newspapers in the United States.
Originally called the New York Daily Times, the New York Times was first published on September 18, 1851. The newspaper was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones. A few years later, in 1856, Raymond was also one of the founders of the Associated Press.
Adolph S. Ochs acquired the New York Times in 1896, and he led the newspaper to achieve the international prominence it holds today. Ochs coined the newspaper's slogan "All The News That's Fit To Print." The Times moved into a new office building at the beginning of the 20th century, and the area was named Times Square in 1904. Nine years later, the Times opened an annex at 229 43rd Street, which is the current company headquarters.
The New York Times nickname, "the gray lady," is thought to have been coined around 1950 and to be taken from the phrase "the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street," long used to describe the Bank of England.
The New York Times Company owns eight local television stations and two New York radio stations. It holds a stake in the Boston Red Sox and two paper mills in the US and Canada. It operates web sites through New York Times Digital and About.com, acquired in March 2005 from Primedia for $410 million.
The descendants of Adolph Ochs, principally the Sulzberger family, play a leading role in the management of the company.
In 2004, The New York Times Company had revenues of $3.3 billion.]
Yep.....and we all got 'em!
What's wrong, Laz? You are supposed to be placated by this, doncha know.
The bots here will be sure to give you more hope than you can handle and the result will be exactly what we have gotten all along....no gut GOP behavior.
I first read that as AGENDA>>>>>which is right!
I would have liked to hear President Bush say..that everyone should stop reading the newspapers that leak!!
Wouldn't THAT cause a big ruckus...LOL
I can't believe these scumbags are getting away with treason. They'll do anything to print sensational news.
Why a DA? King George can just have his digital brownshirts put Pinch and gang in the stocks.
A public hanging this Friday! /sar
We need to form citizen militias to find and HANG these traitors.
And have you noticed all the jack***** in the Press that are coming to the aid of the New York Slime and defending them??
I'm watching a guy from the Washington Post on FNC now
They Can Go To Hell!!
Until the good citizens of the US realize this and quit fussing over the crossword puzzle and their sports pages and STOP BUYING THE RAG, they will win their war.
need that stock price chart.....
BFD. And for all you folks calling for indictments, prosecutions, etc...forget it. Ain't gonna happen.
This story is about as breaking as me stubbing my toe.
What's amazing is that the leaks of the NSA Satellite Eavesdropping Program, The NSA Black Site Prison Program, and this one is NOT having the Liberals desired effects on the public. People seem to understand that we're at war with an enemy that wants to kill us. The publication of the secret stuff hasn't cause people to rally in the streets demanding the President's head.
It's laughable. The Liberals and their Media Allies are attempting to undermine the Administration, but the reality is they're placing themselves in a heap of legal jeopardy with none of their objectives being achieved!!
The guy from the WP I just mentioned was David Ignatius
Just heard the video clip of the president - he was PISSED...
...then heard an interview with a dufus from the WaPo on FOX with Bill Hemmer...this guy was trying to justify it...Hemmer wasn't having any.
In a rare chat with a former friend (liberal) this moring he said this is too far- even for him!
TO HELL WITH THE NEW TONE in Washington. Somebody's head or heads need to roll.
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