Rumsfeld Hammers Pentagon Leaks, Media Reports

CNN | October 22, 2001 | Secretary Donald Rumsfeld

[Dems_R_Losers]

In the middle of the newest anthrax panic, a far more important story is developing...Secretary Rumsfeld is holding a news conference now, which he began by slamming Pentagon leakers and reporters for recent stories describing Special Ops in Afghanistan. Says he "couldn't care less" where the leaks come from (including the White House!), such leaks are "terrible" and put our troops at risk. "Our goal is not to demystify things for the other side...it is it disrupt, it is to frighten, and it is to destroy our enemies." Go Don Go!!!!

[Rheo]

I loved the way he stressed that gov't employee broke federal law.

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

This press conference is crazy. They want to know why they are not allowed to go on special opps missions. Rumsfield's answer is good, they are dropping in from planes. He is getting mad, as he should. I repeat, the press at this conference are crazy, they keep asking questions which if answered will, not could, but will, endanger our troops.

[kassie]

Good for him. The press acts like it's fun and games but it is real death for our military.

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

I missed the very first of this news conference, what happened, what was leaked, who did it, and to whom was it leaked?

[financeprof]

Rumsfield's answer is good, they are dropping in from planes.

I say let them go along, but don't let them bring parachutes,

[Benrand]

They think of this as "career" oriented fun time...they can bag the new Bob McNamara before he kills millions...they can be the next Boob Woodward.

Drop them out of planes, have them be journalists, not Americans...like they want. Effing AHOLES!!!

[Galtoid]

What do you expect from a bunch of wimps whose toughest days are when Starbucks screws up your latte order?

[Dog]

Hi Rose! Someone leaked the fact the raid was taking place when our boys were still in Afgan...

Someone broke the LAW!

[brewcrew]

I say let them go along, but don't let them bring parachutes,

If they bounce and survive, then it was God's will that they accompany the mission. If not, they're just another grease spot on the highway of life....

[tophat9000]

I say let them go along, but don't let them bring parachutes

"As God as my witness I thought turkey reporter could fly!

[pubmom]

Idiot presstitutes.
I am fed up with their stupidity, they're like a group of two-year-olds asking why, why, why!

[Iowa Granny]

Didn't you just love the dimwit question: "But, but, but,,, Mr. Secretary, how can you maintain your credibility if you refuse to answer questions".

As if. As if HE CARES.

Thank God the Adults are in charge.

[The Vast Right Wing]

I say put them on a plane with parachutes and drop them into Khandahar. "Yeah don't worry, the Spec. Ops guys are on another plane. No really they are..."

[BulletBras]

Yeah, one reporter proposed a press pool accompanying our special forces jumping out of C-130's.

If I were Rumsfeld, my response would have been, "Sure, we'll fit you with a 200 pound back pack and let you run 3 miles to the operations zone. But we're not going to provide fire cover for you since this is a military operation. And, our forces will not risk their lives getting you back safely. Now, do you still want to go?"

[what's up]

Probably the Pentagon leakers are holdovers from the Clinton administration who are trying to cause trouble for Rumsfeld.

Sickos.

[Bikers4Bush]

Is that the one where someone was actually showing night footage of our folks coming out of the planes Dog?

I was shocked when I saw that and was hoping it was file footage.

[Grampa Dave]

I just heard Mr Rumsfeld.

It is time that they arrest the leaker and the reporter.

The leaker should be tried for treason and shot!

The reporter should go to jail as well as his editor, publisher, and owner of the newspaper or tv station. They should have to pay the costs of the next 6 big special ops! The only way they can be released from jail is to go on a special ops to be used as a dumb bomb distraction!

[CWOJackson]

Rumsfeld needs to find one of the Pentagon leakers, put him on public trial and when convicted, give them twenty years at hard labor (ten hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year)...then hold a press conference.

[The Vast Right Wing]

Find the leaker and send him/her out on a spec. op. Bet we wouldn't have any more problems.