NBC Given 'OK' To Run Pentagon Snooping Story

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NBC Given 'OK' To Run Pentagon Snooping Story

Hoping An Uninformed Public Will Believe Bush

Is 'Strong On Terror' To Sway Last Minute Passage

Of Illegal Patriot Act Stalled In Senate

 

 

 

Insider at New York Times says Bush is trying to turn the Pentagon

story into trump card in getting Patriot Act through Senate. Source

says administration gave go-ahead to run story as corrupt media

continues to work hand-in-hand with neo-cons to trick sleeping public.

 

By Greg Szymanski

12-19-5

 

The screws aren't coming loose in the corrupt Bush administration with

the release of the Pentagon snooping story, but only a clear-cut sign

they are be tightened down even harder on innocent Americans not

falling in step with the neo-con party line.

 

The writing is already on the wall that the National Security Agency

(NSA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) will not stop invading

individual privacy rights, as in 2006 expect more and more innocents

being labeled 'domestic terrorists' for no good reason.

 

The main issue surrounding the release of the NBC story, finding Bush

directly ordered the NSA and DOD to use its data base to spy on

citizens is not the substance of the story but its timing.

 

The question must be asked why the story was released by NBC News

during the important Patriot Act debate in Congress when the New York

Times actually knew about it over 18 months ago, never running the

story as a favor to the Bush administration.

 

" The answer is the Bush administration put its 'rubber stamp' of

approval on the release of the story during the hot Patriot Act

debates in order to launch a counter-attack against opposition

lawmakers and civil rights groups, depicting them as anti-American and

weak on terror protection, " said an insider working for the New York

Times who wishes to remain anonymous to protect his private interests.

 

" I know the story has been widely talked about amongst journalists all

over town for years. I remember a couple of bar room discussions with

some guys having the information but no outlet to print the NSA story.

 

" It's really a joke what has happened to the manipulated press since I

know for a fact the NBC story was only allowed to air after the powers

that be outside of the media gave their stamp of approval. "

 

In fact, the Times source went on to say the timing of the story was

an orchestrated effort between media big shots and the Bush

administration to give the 'illegally installed President' another

'bully-pulpit' to play his terror card in the middle of America's

heartland, where many uninformed citizens have already been

brainwashed into believing the phony war on terror and the necessity

of surrendering civil rights for a false sense of protection and security.

 

" The timing of the release is geared to make Bush look strong, not

weak, and to force into submission those supporting the repeal of the

Patriot Act by making them appear weak in the eyes of Americans, many

of whom are uninformed ironically due to the media's lack of coverage

regarding other wrongdoings of the Bush administration..

 

" The Bush strategy along with the help of NBC and other large news

outlets is to bank on the uninformed masses to support the President's

position that it's better to sacrifice certain civil rights measures

in order to protect against another terrorist attack. "

 

And to verify the credibility of the Times source, President Bush

immediately started his counter-attack, using his Saturday radio

address to strongly criticize lawmakers and others who leaked the

NSA/Pentagon snooping story, using the terror card and saying they

were compromising the safety of the American people by exposing the

secret surveillance geared at rooting out domestic terrorists.

 

Besides Bush, other administration attack dogs, like attorney General

Alberto Gonzales, also were quick to use the same strategy.

 

Immediately after the NBC story surfaced, Gonzales told reporters:

 

" Let me just say that winning the war on terror requires winning the

war of information. And so we will be aggressive in obtaining that

information, but we will always do so in a manner that's consistent

with our legal obligations. "

 

And just when the Pentagon snooping story was released the U.S. House

of Representative voted to extend the illegal Patriot Act while also

adding even more restrictive measures sought by the Bush

administration, making it even easier for the government to snoop on

Americans without the concern of previous Constitutional protections.

 

However, the Senate for time being has blocked passage of the act but

under complicated rules of order, the discussion is not closed and

Bush and Republicans still are trying to somehow push the legislation

passed in the House through the Senate before the deadline.

 

Using Live TV Saturday prior to his weekly radio address, Bush again

strongly criticized those opposed to his views:

 

" The terrorists want to attack America again and kill the innocent and

inflict even greater damage than they did on September 11 th

 

 

and the Congress has a responsibility not to take away this vital

tool that law enforcement and intelligence officials have used to

protect the American people, " Bush said.

 

Bush also used national TV to publicly scold the Senate, something not

normally done before his weekly radio address, again using the " terror

and fear card, " saying the Senate's decision to block quick passage of

the Patriot Act was " irresponsible and endangers the lives of Americans. "

 

Although the Senate rules and technicalities are complicated, for all

practical purposes, the fate of the Patriot Act is still up in the air.

 

Neo-cons essentially wanted a quick four-year extension of the Patriot

Act's chief provisions, including modifications drafted during weeks

of congressional negotiations, adding even more restrictive provisions

on civil rights.

 

The House approved the bill Wednesday. But in the Senate four Senate

Republicans -- Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska ,

John Sununu of New Hampshire and Larry Craig of Idaho joined Friday's

Democrat-led filibuster, leaving proponents well short of the 60 votes

needed to end debate and force a yes-or-no vote on the legislation in

the 100-member chamber.

 

Fifty-three senators initially voted to end the filibuster, seven shy

of the required number. Majority Leader Bill Frist, (R-Tenn.),

switched his vote from yes to no at the last minute, a parliamentary

move allowing him to seek another roll call later, opening the door

for more debate and more political pressure to be applied to those

Senators resisting the Patriot act's approval.

 

" You see, all the press, the NBC story, Bush on TV and all the

attention is geared at pressuring the Senate hold-outs. The

administration and the corrupt media knew this and that is why the

story was released now and not years ago, " said the source within the

Times.

 

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Greg Szymanski is an independent investigative journalist.