Posted on 06/24/2006 11:35:19 AM PDT by Hadean
Media: Once again, major newspapers, led by The New York Times, have spilled secrets that will make Americans less safe and the war on terror harder to win. No doubt, Pulitzers are in order. We hope they're proud.
The decision by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal to print details of the government's secret program to monitor terrorists' finances couldn't come at a worse time.
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... The White House practically begged them [The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal] not to publish this, arguing it would imperil the highly successful counterterrorism program.
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The WSJ has a conservative editorial page, but its news pages are said to be the most left-wing of the major papers, according to those who have studied the question.
Now we have maybe 40% of the country hoping for the US to be defeated in Iraq and disbelieving in the reality of the war on terror--that is, most of the Democratic Party. Among the elite, professors, and the media, the figure is much higher.
The different reality may be part of the reason for Bush's unwillingness to do anything about these repeated leaks which damage national security...he would be attacked by most of the media as doing it for partisan reasons or because of his dictatorial aims, and would get precious little support from the Republicans in Congress.
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