Peter King Wants Papers (NYT) Probed Over Stories

[cal04]

Peter King: Chris, I think the administration acted entirely appropriately. The 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case gives them, to me, the absolute right to do this. They’re in full compliance with all statutes. To me, the real question here is the conduct of the New York Times by disclosing this in time of war, they have compromised America’s anti-terrorist policies. This is a very effective policy. They have compromised it. This is the second time the New York Times has done this. And to me, no one elected the New York Times to do anything. And the New York Times is putting its own arrogant elitist left wing agenda before the interests of the American people, and I’m calling on the Attorney General to begin a criminal investigation and prosecution of the New York Times — its reporters, the editors who worked on this, and the publisher. We’re in a time of war, Chris, and what they’ve done has violated the Espionage Act, the COMINT act. The time has come for the American people to realize, and the New York Times to realize, we’re at war and they can’t be on their own deciding what to declassify, what to release. If Congress wants to work on this privately, that’s one thing. But for them to, on their own, for the editor of the New York Times to say that he decides it’s in the national interest — no one elected them to anything. Remember, this is the newspaper that brought us Jason Blair. Going back a few years ago, they’re the ones who gave Fidel Castro his job in Cuba. They have no right to do this at all. The First Amendment is not absolute, especially when it comes to something like this, which is a clear violation of statutory law."

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Peter King: Charge the NY Times with Espionage
http://www.crooksandliars.com/posts/2006/06/25/peter-king-charge-the-ny-times-with-espionage/

[kentuck]

1. I question how smart it is to piss off your local paper...

just before the next election?? :)

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. Me too.

Not smart, IMCPO.

[TahitiNut]

3. TahitiNut wants Peter King Probed ...

... with a fully-charged cattle prod. He's a despicable fascist. :grr:

[Skidmore]

4. Someone needs to proble Peter King and look to see

how far up his butt his head is lodged. Any proctologists in the house?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

9. This is the obvious response and I saw it coming.

But still funny. :)

[Loge23]

5. "Vote-counter" King a fascist insider now

Remember Peter King? He's the guy who virtually guaranteed a "victory" at the polls for der fuhrer - even before Selection Day.
Now he's running interference for the junta on one of the few pesky freedoms still on the books - freedom of the press.
Yet another enemy of freedom in high places.

[Vincardog]

6. I want them probed for the stories they buried until after the election.

Can we find out why they let MIS administration LIES to be reported as truth?

[doubleplusgood]

7. it's King who should be probed

[lyonn]

8. Who elected corporations to write our laws

and run this country? Bushco is bought and paid for by the corps. Do they really want to bring a lawsuit where the Times could ask for info, documents, e-mails, etc. in their defense? Course the bushies always refuse any info as everyting is a secret to keep us safe. And the Supremes on the Court will back them all the way.

This rag tag bunch they captured in Miami is proof how effective their secret wiretaps, bank accts. spying on those protesting this govts. actions, like the Quakers.

Apparently the repubs really get upset when it comes to their cash and savings accts. info. Phone tapping doesn't bother them, bank accts.??