The Media and the War on Terror…

June 25, 2006 in Al Qaeda, Anti-War Crowd, CIA, Global War On Terror, Media, NSA, Terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy

The Media today, from the NY Times, to USA Today appear so eager to undermine the Bush administration that they could care less what damage they do to to our efforts to prosecute the war on terror.

The NY & LA Times revealing the existance of a highly classified program monitoring complex surveillance system in the international banking system that traced financial transactions of people suspected of terrorist ties is only the latest example. USA Today's story on data mining, and the Washington Post's story on Secret Prisons for which the author got a Pulitzer Prize are other examples. (Note perhaps it should have been in the Fiction Category). It seems as though whenever a story presents itself, be it real, fake, or somewhere inbetween, if it able to be presented in a manner harmful to the administration the Media will bend over backwards even pressure congress and the administration to reveal even more details. When it turns out that that there is no sinister plot behind the programs they reveal, do they offer any sort of apology?, disclose how they got the previously classified information? or attempt anything to repair the damage they caused? Nope, not a chance.

When it is revealed that we have classified information about chemical weapons discoveries in Iraq, does the the media attempt to apply any pressure on congress or the administration to further declassify those doccuments?  Nope, not a chance.

Bill Keller, the New York Times executive editor, said the story about  is a matter of public interest. I guess that since the discovery of chemical weapons in Iraq clearly show that Saddam did not comply and had no intention of complying with UNSC Resolutions, and could give more justification to the Administrations decision to remove him from power, Mr. Keller doesn't feel the public has any need for further information on the subject. In short he is not going to pursue any evidence that doesn't support his position on the subject. He'll tell us what HE thinks we need to know, irregardless of how factual it is, or how damaging it is to our ability combat terrorism. He has placed advancing his own personal ideology well ahead of our national security on his personal priority list.

Others blogging on this:

Captains Quarters, The Corner, Wizbang, Burkean Reflections

Check out Assorted Babble's PROSECUTE the New York Times says Rep. King

Update Via Michelle Malkin

The top American commander in Iraq has drafted a plan that projects sharp reductions in the United States military presence there by the end of 2007, with the first cuts coming this September, American officials say.According to a classified briefing at the Pentagon this week by the commander, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the number of American combat brigades in Iraq is projected to decrease to 5 or 6 from the current level of 14 by December 2007…

…General Casey's briefing has remained a closely held secret, and it was described by American officials who agreed to discuss the details only on condition of anonymity.