Sunday, February 12, 2006
My editorial on the NY Times killing the NSA story til after the '04 election:
We can't think of a public editor who has gone to the American people more often than the New York Times has to ask them to forget about things like democracy, judicial process and the balance of powers — and just trust them. We also can't think of a newspaper that has deserved that trust less.
This has been a central flaw of the Grey Lady's credibility for a long time. But last week produced a flood of evidence that vividly drove home the point.
DOMESTIC SPYING After 9/11, Mr. Bush authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on the conversations and e-mail of Americans and others in the United States without obtaining a warrant or allowing Congress or the courts to review the operation. And the Time's own reporter, James Risen, found out and the Times killed the story keeping the public in the dark through the 2004 election cycle.
Spin-as-usual is one thing. Striking at the civil liberties, due process and balance of powers that are the heart of American democracy is another.
original editorial
We can't think of a public editor who has gone to the American people more often than the New York Times has to ask them to forget about things like democracy, judicial process and the balance of powers — and just trust them. We also can't think of a newspaper that has deserved that trust less.
This has been a central flaw of the Grey Lady's credibility for a long time. But last week produced a flood of evidence that vividly drove home the point.
DOMESTIC SPYING After 9/11, Mr. Bush authorized the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on the conversations and e-mail of Americans and others in the United States without obtaining a warrant or allowing Congress or the courts to review the operation. And the Time's own reporter, James Risen, found out and the Times killed the story keeping the public in the dark through the 2004 election cycle.
Spin-as-usual is one thing. Striking at the civil liberties, due process and balance of powers that are the heart of American democracy is another.
original editorial
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