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Originally posted by ejames19
Whether it is right or wrong for the NYT (or anyother paper) to print sensitive material would infringe on their freedom of speech. Information is power, and I agree personally that this info should have remained hush hush, but it should not have been leaked in the first place if it is of such great importance! Selling papers first and foremost is their only concern and it worked.
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No, the press has an obligation to be responsible in what they print. Always have.
It is well known that reporters do not publish troop movements during times of war. They do this because if they did publish troop movements it would likely lead to deaths of American troops. So to say it is all freedom of the press and they can print whatever they want really doesn't take into consideration the reality of the issue.
Rodeo: I have heard you say several times that you knew about this program before the NYT published it. I assume you are basing that on the fact that Bush and others talked about going after terrorist funding years ago. I don't think that is the point. More of the point is that the NYT published exactly HOW we were going after terrorist funds, namely the SWIFT program.
It's the difference between saying "I'm gonna get you" and saying "I'm going to be hiding on 42nd and Main with a gun at 4 PM on Saturday, July 22, 1994."