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To: Gut Trader who wrote (13386)	9/13/2001 12:36:40 PM
From: The Freep	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 209892

Gut Trader, I disagree. <That kind of response by the press, is by any definition treasonous to the office of the Commander in Chief during a time of War. If it becomes a systemic problem the consequence will be easy to predict. >> The day the government attempts to turn off cable and the satellite system is the day they would lose the support of the people who they claim to be fighting for, and they are well aware of that. In fact, simply look at how they are using TV as a tool right now to see that they understand. Further, the Web and Net and all the other forms of communication now in existence make any sort of system wide shutdown practically impossible as well as undesirable. the freep

To: Gut Trader who wrote (13386)	9/13/2001 12:41:03 PM
From: AllansAlias	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 209892

That's one side of the debate. The other side says that the leader in a free society must be subject to the scrutiny of the 5th estate. This is necessary or we have dictatorship. In this instance, I believe the press corps were only echoing what many Americans were thinking. Look at the bravery of the mayor of New York. Yes, there is a line between bravery and stupidity, and yes, the president needs to be protected more than does Rudy, but the mayor of NY helped to pull that city together in the heart of the initial "battleground". It helped inspire people when they were most fearful. Sincerely, what was the threat to AF1 once the skies were clear and under NORAD control?