06.26.2006: Headline: President Bush denounces free press.
My respose to the NY Times
NY Times,
In the face of the political criticism being directed at the NY Times I wanted to take a moment to send you some praise. The audacity of the Bush administration in faulting the NY Times for breaking the story on the secret bank records program is unprecedented. We live in an era characterized by increasing executive power, the erosion of civil liberties, and numerous secret and possibly illegal spying, imprisonment, and torture programs; all this under the guise of national security and the tools of fear. If we did not have a free press willing to publish stories such as this we may have no hope for an informed public to choose a representative government. A nation will never be secure when its citizens’ perspective and rights are obstructed by deceit, and when other contemporary nations feel voiceless, unequal, and threatened. By running this story you have taken a much greater step towards National Security than any of the secretive wartime policies of this administration. Please continue the cause of the American people.
My gratitude
Jed
When I feel strongly about an issue it always feels right to let those involved know. You should do the same. Feel free to post your letters to the NY Times, President Bush or Rep. Peter King
Russ wrote:
Now, as for the whole concept of a "representative" government...well, we should probably save that for another rant entirely!