Bobby –

Rights of any kind carry with them a certain degree of responsibility. The NYT has abused their 1st Amendment rights, and they have not done so in the interests of responsible reporting. Like the rest of the angry left, they have become so consumed with their anti-Bush agenda that trying to make him fail has become a higher priority than such picayunes as the safety of the American people or ethical journalism.

In fact, it does, at least as far as communications intelligence goes:

§798. Disclosure of Classified Information.

(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States any classified information—

(1) concerning the nature, preparation, or use of any code, cipher, or cryptographic system of the United States or any foreign government; or
(2) concerning the design, construction, use, maintenance, or repair of any device, apparatus, or appliance used or prepared or planned for use by the United States or any foreign government for cryptographic or communication intelligence purposes; or
(3) concerning the communication intelligence activities of the United States or any foreign government; or
(4) obtained by the processes of communication intelligence from the communications of any foreign government, knowing the same to have been obtained by such processes—

Shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

(b) As used in this subsection (a) of this section—
The term “classified information” means information which, at the time of a violation of this section, is, for reasons of national security, specifically designated by a United States Government Agency for limited or restricted dissemination or distribution;
The terms “code” “cipher” and “cryptographic system” include in their meanings, in addition to their usual meanings, any method of secret writing and any mechanical or electrical device or method used for the purpose of disguising or concealing the contents, significance, or meanings of communications;
The term “foreign government” includes in its meaning any person or persons acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of any faction, party, department, agency, bureau, or military force of or within a foreign country, or for or on behalf of any government or any person or persons purporting to act as a government within a foreign country, whether or not such government is recognized by the United States;
The term “communication intelligence” means all procedures and methods used in the interception of communications and the obtaining of information from such communications by other than the intended recipients;
The term “unauthorized person” means any person who, or agency which, is not authorized to receive information of the categories set forth in subsection (a) of this section, by the President, or by the head of a department or agency of the United States Government which is expressly designated by the President to engage in communication intelligence activities for the United States.

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- Bang

Today’s winner is the New York York Times and its Executive editor Bill Keller.

There is a line that must be drawn, one that our enemies cannot cross without suffering the consequences of their actions. That goes for actions domestically as well as overseas.

Dear Osama,
It’s been a few weeks since we chatted about that NSA program, but there’s some news we though you had the right to know. The CIA has a secret program to track your financial dealings here in America. So you might wanna change how you’r…

I like my job.

Notice I said 95% though and not 50% or 49%. Not all liberals would agree with Bobby’s statement. Only 5% – 10% would I think.

I’m in California and my sister is a liberal. I try to stay away from politics when I am around her.

Although I know I can win any debate, I try to talk about the liberal ideology that I agree with.

Although these are short conversations, it is much nicer than beating her up in a debate, which is what I used to do.

I will cut you slack as you didn’t come back at me as hard as I went at you, but I still think you are stupid. The NY Times did a very bad thing. Let’s pick another subject to debate before I scream at you some more.

I’m not sure where you went to school but I’d seriously reexamine what you learned in it’s entirety based on 3 posts.

The person who leaked it to the public was the NY Times. I also do fault those who talked to the NY Times. BOTH are at fault.

View the WW2 posters I linked to. The press could’ve reported troop movements preceding D-Day but didn’t for a reason. There are LOTS of people involved in a war. You can piece together a lot of things just by being friends with people in high and low places. I could not by conscience ever be a fried of anyone in the NT Times after this. Or if they were a friend the most I’d talk about is cake recipes.

You finished your funny diatribe about how utopian things should be (forming a suicide pact for ourselves because we are supposed to be free) but your admission that you aren’t sure is well placed because you are FACTUALLY wrong. It’d be wise to stop while you are as far ahead (even though behind) as you are. Step back from the keyboard and do the due diligence (stop being negligent and unsure) before you continue writing.