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I hope everyone has seen this: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021595/posts

Obama DOJ formally accuses journalist in leak case of committing crimes
Guardian UK ^

Posted on Monday, May 20, 2013 8:54:21 AM by Perdogg

It is now well known that the Obama justice department has prosecuted more government leakers under the 1917 Espionage Act than all prior administrations combined - in fact, double the number of all such prior prosecutions. But as last week’s controversy over the DOJ’s pursuit of the phone records of AP reporters illustrated, this obsessive fixation in defense of secrecy also targets, and severely damages, journalists specifically and the newsgathering process in general.

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I agree with Buckeye Texan’s comment on this thread (below) and hope journalists are up in arms and start doing their job. Not holding my breath but maybe this is FINALLY enough to light a fire under them.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3021595/posts?page=33#33
To: SE Mom
This is chilling. The FBI tracked Rosen’s movements in and out of the State Dept., traced the timing of his phone calls, and read two days’ worth of all his email and every email between him and Kim.

Every journalist should understand the implications of this. And every journolister should be quaking in their baby-seal leather jackboots.

33 posted on Monday, May 20, 2013 9:42:14 AM by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I’m the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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Hope someone asks how many others are targeted!

They should all stick together. Not reprint any news releases till they get answers.

Wonder if the “press” will voice their disapproval in the Targeting of “Fox” Journalists? or since it’s not THEM, they will ignore it?