Thursday, October 19, 2006

The NY Times may be on Bush's List

Although The New York Times says the latest Bush Law (Mililtary Tribunal Commissions Act) does not apply to American citizens, they better mind their P's and Q's.

Read Robert Parry's article at ConsortiumNews.com.

Exerpt:
The Times also might want to take note of the curious provision in the law that would jail “any person” who “collects or attempts to collect information by clandestine means or while acting under false pretenses, for the purpose of conveying such information to an enemy of the United States.”

Since the Bush administration and its political allies often have accused the New York Times of collecting and publishing information, from confidential sources, that is helpful to U.S. enemies – for instance, the stories about Bush’s secret wiretapping program – this provision arguably could apply to Times reporters and editors.
Who doesn't think certain Times reporters and editors wouldn't be the first to go?

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