Defending the NY Times
Glenn Greenwald has an excellent post on the brouhaha over the New York Times. He makes four very important points, which he then proceeds to explain. The four points are:
Sounds almost as if Glenn is preparing to defend the Times at trial. But for the fact that taking this to trial would set such a terrible precedent, I'd love to see the Bush government go down in flames in front of a court of law on this one.
(1) There is not a single sentence in the Times banking report that could even arguably "help the terrorists."
(2) The reason there is "no evidence of abuse" [of the various surveillance programs the Times and others have exposed] is precisely because the administration exercises these powers in total secrecy.
(3) The Founders unequivocally opted for excess disclosures by the media over excess government secrecy and restraints on the press.
(4) No rational person can believe that the reporters and editors of The New York Times want to help terrorists attack the U.S.
Sounds almost as if Glenn is preparing to defend the Times at trial. But for the fact that taking this to trial would set such a terrible precedent, I'd love to see the Bush government go down in flames in front of a court of law on this one.
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