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ubertuber · 05-16-2006, 05:42 AM

Genuine confusion here.

Does this have anything to do with the NSA wiretapping thing? It doesn't look like it from the article. If stevo's right and this thing with journalists is just part of the leak investigation (and, as the article says, "phone records of ABC News, the New York Times and the Washington Post had been sought") then there's nothing that unusual here other than journalists claiming that the freedom of the press extends to covering up illegal activities. And THAT discussion probably should have come up in our 1st amendment thread.

Does anyone see this as more than a parallel issue to the wiretapping stuff?

05-16-2006, 05:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	Genuine confusion here. Does this have anything to do with the NSA wiretapping thing? It doesn't look like it from the article. If stevo's right and this thing with journalists is just part of the leak investigation (and, as the article says, "phone records of ABC News, the New York Times and the Washington Post had been sought") then there's nothing that unusual here other than journalists claiming that the freedom of the press extends to covering up illegal activities. And THAT discussion probably should have come up in our 1st amendment thread. Does anyone see this as more than a parallel issue to the wiretapping stuff? __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam