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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....
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To: Sully- who wrote (17403)2/13/2006 2:12:39 PM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
The New York Times breaks silence

Power Line

In today's article on the investigation of the leaks underlying the New York Times's December 16 disclosure of the NSA terrorist surveillance program, the Times finally acknowledges its own legal jeopardy:

<<< [C]onservatives have attacked the disclosure of classified information as an illegal act, demanding a vigorous investigative effort to find and prosecute whoever disclosed classified information. An upcoming article in Commentary magazine suggests that the newspaper may be prosecuted for violations of the Espionage Act and says, "What The New York Times has done is nothing less than to compromise the centerpiece of our defensive efforts in the war on terrorism." >>>

Unfortunately, however:

<<< Bill Keller, executive editor of The Times, said no one at the paper had been contacted in connection with the investigation, and he defended the paper's reporting.

"Before running the story we gave long and sober consideration to the administration's contention that disclosing the program would damage the country's counterterrorism efforts," Mr. Keller said. "We were not convinced then, and have not been convinced since, that our reporting compromised national security. >>>


Here's hoping the adminstration finds the intestinal fortitude to seek to convince a jury of Keller's peers.

powerlineblog.com

nytimes.com
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