Politics > Politics-USA > Rightards seem to be scared shitless of the NY Times. Hmmmmmmm -- GOP <-- GUILTY Public Relations Arm of war-profiteering Bush Crime Family TRAITORS
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27 Jun 2006 02:15:34 PM |
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Rightards seem to be scared shitless of the NY Times. Hmmmmmmm -- GOP <-- GUILTY Public Relations Arm of war-profiteering Bush Crime Family TRAITORS |
http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/06/06/ana06052.html
June 27, 2006
GOP Threats to NY Times for Reporting on Transaction Monitoring Is
Critical Threat to Free Press
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
It is hard to imagine that a group who has been so wrong about so many
things could get so upset about someone looking over their shoulders.
But that is just what is happening now that the Bush Administration and
leading Republicans have criticized -- and even called for a criminal
investigation of -- The New York Times for reporting on the secret
monitoring of financial transactions across the globe.
If a terrorist group was so inept as to be previously unaware that the
U.S. government was trying to monitor their monetary transactions, they
probably were of little risk (like the Miami "terrorist wannabes" who
allegedly wanted to blow up the Sears Tower with their invisible
bombs).
Are Americans so gullible that they believe that terrorists don't
already assume that the U.S. is spying on phone calls and bank
transactions?
If so, let's just say that the terrorists aren't as dumb as
everyone who believes that the NY Times' story gave information to
the terrorists that they didn't already have.
The monitoring itself appears to be technically, or at least possibly,
legal, although it is certainly troublesome for the billions of people
around the globe who aren't terrorists and don't want to be spied
on.
However, it is the threats to the NY Times for doing its job that are
most disturbing.
The First Amendment explicitly protects not only freedom of speech, but
freedom of the press.
Our founders knew firsthand how dangerous it could be to have
government censorship of newspapers.
It is thus critically important that we have groups like the NY Times
(and, of course, BuzzFlash) to spread information.
Obviously is could be dangerous to publicize specific details on
government security matters, just like it is dangerous to yell "fire"
in a crowded theater.
However, The Times has threatened the War on Terror by breaking the
story just as much as Bush does by repeating his threats about it,
which is to say not at all.
Ultimately, we live in a democracy where the people get to decide who
will represent them.
While it would be convenient for Bush and Republicans in Congress to
act in secret to remove any accountability for their actions, informed
voting would be impossible.
We should be able to know what our elected officials are doing, and if
they were doing a good job they would want us to know about it.
How many times can they get away with just saying "trust us" when we
already know that we can't?
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
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The shrieking goose steppers are out in force. Something's up. They're
sure makin' a lot o' noise.
Harry
(see all of Harry Hope's excellent posts as they break, put this link
in your browser, use it, this is a search on google groups, on the
author Harry Hope sorted by date... nothing fancy):
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=&start=0&scoring=d&enc_author=-nIhFBQAAACtBOUGAhN9cSve8yYdFJBuOPANdqfI6prRsqjc7uCt1A&
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| User: "jimjames5417" |
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| Title: Re: Rightards seem to be scared shitless of the NY Times. Hmmmmmmm -- GOP <-- GUILTY Public Relations Arm of war-profiteering Bush Crime Family TRAITORS |
28 Jun 2006 06:39:38 AM |
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robin hood zero wrote:
GOP Threats to NY Times for Reporting on Transaction Monitoring Is
Critical Threat to Free Press
Harry
(see all of Harry Hope's excellent posts as they break, put this link
in your browser, use it, this is a search on google groups, on the
author Harry Hope sorted by date... nothing fancy):
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=&start=0&scoring=d&enc_author=-nIhFBQAAACtBOUGAhN9cSve8yYdFJBuOPANdqfI6prRsqjc7uCt1A&
Wish Harry would write some excellent posts - all he ever posts here is
left-wing garbage, off-topic in the Can Politics newsgroup for his
Canadian fellow left-wing loonies!!
If this were a normal war - what the NYT has done would be considered
treasonous!! And it is today!!
It will be a pleasure to see the Demoncrats , if they ever do get
elected, show us how great they are in solving the terrorism problem!!
May be the first American surrender without ever firing a shot - while
they get busy pushing their athiestic, socialistic and morally bankrupt
welfare state down the throats of everyone else - just like the fascist
dictators they are and look up to!!
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| User: "Sanders Kaufman" |
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| Title: Re: Rightards seem to be scared shitless of the NY Times. Hmmmmmmm -- GOP <-- GUILTY Public Relations Arm of war-profiteering Bush Crime Family TRAITORS |
28 Jun 2006 11:52:17 AM |
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"jimjames5417" <jameswright@usa.net> wrote in message
news:1151494778.685093.237450@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
If this were a normal war - what the NYT has done would be considered
treasonous!! And it is today!!
It's common for garbage like you to make such slobbering, goggle-eyed
attacks against our own nation.
What you call Treason, smart people refer to as "Free Press".
(If it was *really* considered treason, they'd be charged.)
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