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To: daybreakcoming
And I don't want to hear First Amendment Rights on this one.

Freedom of the Press carries with it an implicit understanding of truthfulness. This is really no different than court rulings that screaming "fire" in a crowded theater is not protected as Free Speech.

141 posted on 05/15/2005 12:15:25 PM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: wagglebee
"Freedom of the Press carries with it an implicit understanding of truthfulness."

And responsibility.

Newsweek should have known that reporting this "story" would have negative consequences given the fanaticism of our enemy, whether the story were true or false. Was it that important?

That's the issue that everyone seems to be overlooking.

150 posted on 05/15/2005 12:25:56 PM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: wagglebee
And I don't want to hear First Amendment Rights on this one.

Newsweek attacks the 2nd Amendment all the time, yet an article they ran has killed more people than anyone with a gun could possibly do.

364 posted on 05/16/2005 5:37:33 AM PDT by Inyo-Mono (Life is like a cow pasture, it's hard to get through without stepping in some mess.)
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