U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra beats down the editors at the Al Qaeda Times of New York. Here’s the conclusion of his statement:
“Finally, it is disappointing but not surprising that the New York Times would continue to participate in such blatant and transparent political ploys, including what I believe are improper efforts by the IAEA to interfere with U.S. domestic affairs. The sad reality is that the New York Times has done far more damage to U.S. national security by the disclosure of vital, classified, intelligence programs than is likely to be caused by the inadvertent disclosure of decades-old information that had already been in the hands of Saddam’s regime.”
Go read the whole statement at Michelle’s place, which amongst other other things points out that the Al Qaeda Times of New York ackowledges that Saddam was this close (imagine me with my finger and thumb held less than an inch apart) to producing a nuclear fucking bomb.
But hey…at least Saddam didn’t pose a threat to anybody.
Let’s see, George Bush has a security clearance and has been elected to protect the United States. The New York Times only publishes information that has been released by people in the government and the responsibility of providing information to the people who elect our leadership.
The New York Times regularly asks the government whether the information that they are about to release presents a national security risk. On the other hand, George Bush was advised by many people in his government that releasing unvetted classified documents from Iraq’s weapons programs was a bad idea.
Hey, he may be incompetent but he’s the kind of guy I’d like to drink a beer with!
Left by Preston on November 6th, 2006 at 7:04 am