War criminal Judith Miller says journalist should have stonewalled...

[rfranklin]

udith Miller Faults Media Reponse in Libby Affair
March 30, 2007 | 5:05 PM ET | Permanent Link

Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who in 2005 spent 85 days in jail for refusing to identify former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby as a confidential source, said Friday she believes the media failed a major test when reporters and news organizations acquiesced to subpoenas issued them by federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, reports U.S. News & World Report media correspondent Liz Halloran.

"Had the press hung together," Miller said, and had more journalists protested the "pro-forma" confidentiality waivers issued by the White House, the damage done to the media during Fitzgerald's investigation into who leaked to reporters the identity CIA operative Valerie Plame would have been much less.

But, as it stands, she said, the investigation and Libby's recent trial that featured a parade of prominent journalists--including Miller--on the witness stand is cause for "enormous concern." Miller, speaking at the National Press Club during a media forum, blamed the nation's deep political divisions for making news organizations wary of fighting the orders to testify.

"These are very difficult times," said Miller, noting that there are at least 70 active subpoenas of journalists--"a chilling prospect.

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[youngdem]

1. Fuck her. She's a CIA asset with a COVER as a reporter anyway,

So she's not even a real reporter. She just plays one on TV.


What a horrible whore she is to continue to argue that this case was about press freedom when really her subpoena was about press COMPLICITY in a CRIME.

[Punkingal]

2. She has the nerve to call herself a journalist?

That's delusional.

[Flubadubya]

3. The bimbo still has it backwards...

the press was not established to protect the powers that be, it is supposed to protect the public interest from the corruption and misdeeds of those in power.

The right to confidentiality (regarding a journalist's sources) is first and foremost intended to protect whistle blowers from powerful entities, be that governmental, big business, etc. It was NOT intended as a tool for protecting and covering for the crimes of Libby, Abramoff, Cheney, and the like.

This woman, and her ilk, have completely perverted the meaning of the role of journalists and journalism in the United States today! :grr: :puke:

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. exactly. You hit it on the head.

except Judith Aspen Miller never realized (or forgot) the duty of the fourth estate. But, she has a lot of company.

[liberal N proud]

4. Those reporters should not have been part of the conspiracy in the first place

They should have reported that the bu$h regime was attempting to use them furthering their agenda.

[w4rma]

5. It's amazing how these corrupt criminals twist meanings to the exact opposite of reality. (nt)

[madrchsod]

7. she tipped off the saudi`s in bridgeport ,illinois

and destroyed a fitzgerald`s case. where did she get here information? some say the whitehouse...

[EST]

8. She said:

""Had the press hung together," Miller said, and had more journalists protested the "pro-forma" confidentiality waivers issued by the White House, the damage done to the media during Fitzgerald's investigation into who leaked to reporters the identity CIA operative Valerie Plame would have been much less."

Like the guy standing there with a smoking machine gun in his hands-she still cannot admit it was she who caused the damage to the "media."

Clueless, although a loyal operative. Disgusting.

[WinkyDink]

9. She was protecting a traitor. She "catapulted the propaganda" about Iraq.

Judith Miller has not ink, but BLOOD ON HER HANDS.