NYTs sat on Pakistan NUKE story for THREE YEARS -- then ASKS for permission to run it!!

[nashville_brook]

(and we wonder why the "papers of record" don't have any Scotty McClellan news!! --brook)

http://tpmmuckraker.com/

The Daily Muck

The New York Times sat on a story for three years about the United States’ and Pakistan’s joint secret efforts to protect nuclear weapons at the request of the Bush administration. The paper asked the administration if they could publish the Sunday story in light of recent developments in Pakistan that made it newsworthy, and this time, the “White House withdrew its request that publication be withheld.” (Politico)

(gee Mr. Prez'dint -- is this newsworthy yet?)

[spanone]

1. a press that is free to be manipulated.

[nashville_brook]

2. this is disgusting -- like eating a hamburger and realizing it's full of maggots

[Richard Steele]

14. Like filling out a form to request PERMISSION to mention the maggots to other customers.

A -VOLUNTARY- form submission that you happily agree is in everyone's best interest,
because "September the First" changed everything.

[annabanana]

3. Let's "rec" this up to greatest.. NYT needs a little shame..n/t

They aren't doing very well, are they.

[nashville_brook]

4. i'm simply horrified. thanks for the REC -- everyone needs to see this!

[donheld]

13. NYT needs a lotta shame n/t

[acmavm]

5. That's why anyone who thinks the NYT is capable of honest and

responsible journalism is nuts.

[nashville_brook]

6. amen -- they have obviously fallen victim to protecting their access to the WH

cowards.

oh wait. Judy Miller? not cowards -- complicit criminals.

[Supersedeas]

7. the independence of journalists are not longer in question -- no longer there

[nashville_brook]

9. we have this myth about newspapers "doing anything" to "sell" papers

they could give a shit about selling PAPERS. at the level of the NYTs, they sell influence.

[mmonk]

8. a recommend for what is a major problem in this country.

A media that does not act as a fourth estate.

[nashville_brook]

10. in this case, as with Judith Miller, they act as the PR department for the powerful

fuck them.

[Rex]

11. That is why America is so fucked up right now, our M$M works for

the feds and NOT the people. Guess they never have.

[lovuian]

12. Yes Mastah anything you say NYT Gollub says

When only aimes to please the Mastah Sauron

[SpiralHawk]

15. Documentary photo: Times covering the corrupt Bush cabal destroying Constitution