Wait a minute, we just castigated NYT and CBS for running stories that had not been verified, now we are demonizing ABC for doing the opposite. They could have run the story with the caution that it is unverified, however. But the decision on whether or not to release the tape should rest with the administration.
We are MAD because it's been reported that ABC HELD the tape before it turned it over to the Gov't.
I agree, based upon what we think we MIGHT know so far (we don't really know the facts, and should not behave like John Kerry).... IF ABC did not have the tape for more than a few days and IF they have turned it over to Homeland Security then we should not be jumping all over them for not throwing it straight on the air ala Al Jazeera. One question, which we have been worrying about here, is whether ABC was withholding the story to try to benefit Kerry - but from what we are reading SO FAR I don't see that ABC has acted irresponsibly - it would have been irresponsible for them to throw the tape on the air....
No outlet under any circumstances should run propgaganda on behalf of terrorists so ABC did the right thing.
I would like to know why they (terrorists) believe an ABC reporter in Pakistan is the best method to use to get their message out.
I hope our FBI agents are in Pakistan and talking to the reporter who was given this tape-hopefully hot on the trail.