Is this right? Did the WSJ cover this story the same way on the same day that the NYT did? If so - has anyone in Congress proposed legislation sanctioning it too?
As to the merits of the supposed terrorist-lovin'-media story - I can't believe it's a story. Well, I can believe it's a story - but it's really embarrassing anyone who's not paid to take it seriously would take it seriously. It seems entirely appropriate that the public know what we are doing to fight terrorism, and if a newspaper can get a score of informed government agents and officials to talk to them about it, uh, how secret/dangerous-if-disclosed can it be? I'm also continually bemused by how dumb people seem to think terrorists are (while at the same time supposedly being terrified of the threat they pose). What, you don't think terrorists would just assume the US government is doing stuff like this? If so, I think you are selling their intelligence (or simple common sense) short.
Posted by armand at June 28, 2006 09:46 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Media