White House Hunting Down Truthtellers

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Sat, 4 Mar 2006 22:33:55 -0800 (PST)

White House Hunting Down Truthtellers

 

 

 

 

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White House Hunting Down Truthtellers

by georgia10

Sat Mar 04, 2006 at 05:59:15 PM PDT

 

Because the only way this administration can deal with the truth is to

stamp it out wherever it may fester:

 

The Bush administration, seeking to limit leaks of classified

information, has launched initiatives targeting journalists and their

possible government sources. The efforts include several FBI probes, a

polygraph investigation inside the CIA and a warning from the Justice

Department that reporters could be prosecuted under espionage laws.

 

In recent weeks, dozens of employees at the CIA, the National

Security Agency and other intelligence agencies have been interviewed

by agents from the FBI's Washington field office, who are

investigating possible leaks that led to reports about secret CIA

prisons and the NSA's warrantless domestic surveillance program,

according to law enforcement and intelligence officials familiar with

the two cases.

 

The CIA, DOJ, and NSA all received letters forbidding them to speak of

the NSA President--this AFTER the President has disclosed more details

about the program than were originally disclosed in the New York

Times. The campaign to shut down info fed to the media is widespread:

 

" There's a tone of gleeful relish in the way they talk about

dragging reporters before grand juries, their appetite for withholding

information, and the hints that reporters who look too hard into the

public's business risk being branded traitors, " said New York Times

Executive Editor Bill Keller, in a statement responding to questions

from The Washington Post. " I don't know how far action will follow

rhetoric, but some days it sounds like the administration is declaring

war at home on the values it professes to be promoting abroad. "

 

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by georgia10

Sat Mar 04, 2006 at 03:19:42 PM PDT

 

" We talk a great deal about patriotism. What do we mean by

patriotism in the context of our times? I venture to suggest that what

we mean is a sense of national responsibility which will enable

America to remain master of her power -- to walk with it in serenity

and wisdom, with self-respect and the respect of all mankind; a

patriotism that puts country ahead of self; a patriotism which is not

short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady

dedication of a lifetime. The dedication of a lifetime -- these are

words that are easy to utter, but this is a mighty assignment. For it

is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. "

 

- Adlai Stevenson, Speech to the American Legion Convention in New

York City (27 August 1952)