Posted on 06/26/2006 2:11:34 PM PDT by pissant
THE VICE PRESIDENT: "In the decade prior to 9/11, we spent more than $2 trillion on national security. Yet we lost nearly 3,000 Americans at the hands of 19 men armed with box cutters and airline tickets. In the case of al Qaeda we are not dealing with large armies that we can track, or uniforms we can see, or men with territory of their own to defend. Their preferred tactic, which they boldly proclaim, is to slip into countries, blend in among the innocent, and kill without mercy and without restraint. They have intelligence and counterintelligence operations of their own. They are using the most sophisticated communications technology they can get their hands on.
"In pursuit of their objectives, they have carried out a number of attacks since 9/11 – in Casablanca, Jakarta, Mombassa, Bali, Riyadh, Baghdad, Istanbul, Madrid, London, Sharm al-Sheikh, and elsewhere. Here in the U.S., we have not had another 9/11. Obviously, no one can guarantee that we won't be hit again. But the relative safety of these past nearly five years now did not come about by accident. We've been protected by sensible policy decisions by the President, by decisive action at home and abroad, and by round-the-clock efforts on the part of the people in our armed forces, law enforcement, intelligence, and homeland security.
"Some in the press, in particular The New York Times, have made the job of defending against further terrorist attacks more difficult by insisting on publishing detailed information about vital national security programs.
"The first was the terrorist surveillance program. Sometimes the press calls it domestic surveillance, it is not domestic surveillance. It's a program aimed at the communications that are international in nature – at least one end of the communication has to be outside the United States, and one end has to be affiliated with or associated with al Qaeda.
"The second program that The New York Times has now disclosed is the terrorist financial tracking program, just within about the last week or so. These are both good programs. They provide valuable intelligence. They are very carefully managed to safeguard the civil liberties of the American people. They have been successful in helping break up terrorist plots. They are done in accordance with the Constitution, and there has in both cases – both programs have been properly notified to the appropriate officials in the United States Congress.
"The New York Times has now twice – two separate occasions – disclosed programs; both times they had been asked not to publish those stories by senior administration officials. They went ahead anyway. The leaks to The New York Times and the publishing of those leaks is very damaging. The ability to intercept al Qaeda communications and to track their sources of financing are essential if we're going to successfully prosecute the global war on terror. Our capabilities in these areas help explain why we have been so successful in preventing further attacks like 9/11. The New York Times has now made it more difficult for us to prevent attacks in the future. Publishing this highly classified information about our sources and methods for collecting intelligence will enable the terrorists to look for ways to defeat our efforts. These kinds of stories also adversely affect our relationships with people who work with us against the terrorists. In the future, they will be less likely to cooperate if they think the United States is incapable of keeping a secret.
"What is doubly disturbing for me is that not only have they gone forward with these stories, but they've been rewarded for it, for example, in the case of the terrorist surveillance program, by being awarded the Pulitzer Prize for outstanding journalism. I think that is a disgrace."
I imagine there are instances of them showing retraints but I can't think of any offhand.
Thankyou, it's a good quote!
In the old days, these traitors went directly to our enemies with the secrets. Now they just go to the NYSlimes. The rewards must be greater, and the time to get the information to our enemies is probably faster. Disgusting!!!
This I think is the real key. Write, fax, and call the advertisers. I don't get the NY Times. Does anyone have a list of their major advertisers?
Yes, chuckie schumer says so, so it must be.
Have Pauly "Walnut" meet him in a dark alley and give him a piece of his mind! Shuddup! Badabing Badaboom!
Some enterprising New Yorkers need to hang a very large "TRAITORS" banner on the slimes building.
Thank you, Arthur Sulzberger, you twit, for making Karl Rove's life easier and rallying theconservative base.
"Not since the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment supercedes government claims of secrecy in the Pentagon Papers case."
What the Supreme Court ruled, in the Pentagon Papers case, was that there could not be prior restraint (in this particular case, regarding a historical document). But Justices Stevens and White wrote in their opinions that this did not preclude the government from prosecuting after publication had actually taken place. The Nixon Administration decided not to go ahead and prosecute (maybe because they were all tied up with Watergate at the time).
I would hope they would be charged with treason.....
So, when are they going to stop talking and do something about it?
War of words - fighting the Slimes on its own turf. Bush / Cheney would be better off filing suit.
Me too, but it won't happen!
Remember that picture. Soon to be hung alongside Benidict Arnold.
That is not a blanket protection of the press. Read this, then get back to me.
http://powerlineblog.com/archives/012749.php
>Do the Editors of our large news organizations realize that they are once again being used like whores?<
Of course not. That said, they, like good little liberals, hate Bush and conservatives in general with every fiber of their beings. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and consequences be damned.
Very well...let's fry and roast New York Times for publishing the Informations...question still remains; "WHO THE HELL LEAKED THE STORY" to the NYT...huh?
Let's get that MF and hang him/her dry for leaking the story.
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