New York Times Sues U.S. Government
Apparently the NY Times didn’t cause enough trouble exposing classified information in the WOT to everyone including the enemy. They now want to disclose even more.
The New York Times sued the US Defense Department demanding that it hand over documents about the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program.
The Times wants a list of documents including all internal memos and e-mails about the program of monitoring phone calls without court approval. It also seeks the names of the people or groups identified by it.
One cannot wonder about the timing of this act with the ongoing investigation into the NSA leak and indicators the NY Times’ source is one or two high profile Democrat Senators. This act is a monumental waste of money. Even if they do find a rubberstamp liberal judge at a low level to give this case some life it will not survive. It is an idiotic move - unless it is some kind of lame diversion attempt.
David McCraw, a lawyer for the Times, acknowledged that the list of documents sought was lengthy but that the Pentagon failed to assert there were “unusual circumstances,†a provision of the law that would grant the Pentagon extra time to respond.
The Defense Department, which was sued as the parent agency of the NSA, did not immediately respond to the suit.
McCraw said there was “no connection†between the Justice Department probe and the Times’ lawsuit.
“This is an important story that our reporters are continuing to pursue and of the ways to do that is through the Freedom of Information Act,†McCraw said.
Indeed, one can not wonder about the timing.
In other NY Times garbage, Barry Posen argues that we can live with a nuclear Iran. One also has to wonder, who’s side the NY Times is on.
UPDATE:
Michelle Malkin: “Letter Of The Morning”
Cross-posted from Stop The ACLU
February 28th, 2006 at 3:28 pm
The New York Times Sues The U.S. Government
Why doesn’t the NYT declare itself a foreign country at war with the United States. Contract with the ACLU another hostile power, (Jay are you listening?) to function as it’s Justice and State Dept. Then at least they would be honest in their ongoi…
February 28th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
What should make you nervous is very conservative, very loyal NSA people leaking info on what the Pentagon is up to.
If you’d take the wax out of your ears, you’d hear the voices of career people desperately unhappy with administration policies.
You should realize this instinctively, but you won’t hear of it. You’ll be the among the last to know, and the very last to ever admit it.
February 28th, 2006 at 11:58 pm
[...] When are media outlets and advocacy groups going to learn that there are limits to what can be published? If limits aren’t respected by groups like these, they are, in no uncertain terms, adding and abetting the enemy. It’s interesting the some speculation is going around that this recent lawsuit is to protect high-profile Democrat Senators (via California Conservative, Macmind, The American Spectator). [...]