Surveillance Works (today's editorial from the Washington Times)

Wash Times ^ | 8-11-06 | Editorial

[doug from upland]

complete WashTimes editorial

Surveillance works
TODAY'S EDITORIAL August 11, 2006

Can we all agree now on the necessity of uncompromised terrorist surveillance programs? British authorities said yesterday that "an unprecedented level" of surveillance of meetings, spending, travel and "the aspirations" of terrorists was the key to unravelling yesterday's horrific plot to blow up transatlantic airliners in flight. This may or may not be the result of a "terrorism surveillance program" so controversial of late, but it surely demonstrates the need.

We shudder to think what would have happened in the coming days had the New York Times gotten hold of British or American airline antiterrorism investigations prior to yesterday's arrests. A successful attack would have cost the lives of hundreds, possibly thousands, of innocent passengers travelling from the United Kingdom to North American destinations. People would have been incinerated over the Atlantic Ocean by fanatical Islamist terrorists in an attack which Home Secretary John Reid rightly calls the biggest terrorist threat Britain has ever faced.

The plot-foiling resulted from good intelligence work by MI-6 and Scotland Yard in conjunction with Pakistan and U.S. intelligence agencies. 24 suspects were in custody late Thursday, some or all of whom are reported to be British Muslims of Pakistani descent and citizens of the United Kingdom.

[rwa265]

It wasn't Teddy. No accent at all. Might have been Turban or Osama Obama, though.

[Christopher Lincoln]

Tomorrow (Aug. 12) the NYT must make some kind of response to this accusation. But what response? Will they really say "No, we wouldn't have reported this"?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

There certainly is a pregnant silence on NYT's part over this. The "We shudder to think," Washington Times editorial must've hit home with them.

[upchuck]

Minority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat

Oh, cmon' Doug. How dare you insult Mr. Reid like that? His proper title is "Senate Democratic Leader." And if you don't believe me, you can ask him.

</sarcasm>

Oh, and pelousey is "House Democratic Leader."

[Lurker]

Actually he reminds me of this guy:

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[P.O.E.]