The methods of combating terrorism through tracking finances are no secret.  I knew about them years ago.  Most everyone seriously engaged in a life of crime knows about these tactics.  Terrorism is simply a particularly despicable kind of criminal activity.

 

It's just another excuse for hateful whiners to hate and whine.

 

I'm so sick and tired of hearing people saying the NYT should be punished for reporting classified information.  It's not a crime for someone outside the government to disclose/talk about/report classified information.  The crime, was for the government employee to leak it to the NYT.  The government has an obligation to protect classified information, the press has an obligation to report on it.  That's how it works for crap sake!

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I don't want to hear the Bush administration whining about anyone leaking any information until I see someone seriously punished for leaking Valerie Plames undercover identity.  Not just a pawn either...  The person who is ultimately responsible for that information getting out, no matter how high up that goes.

Sadly, the hypocrites won't do anything about the Plame leak. It's despicable for the Bush/Cheney administration to criticize the press. They've shown such a lack of respect for journalists since they were chosen by the supreme court to be co presidents. Just read the transcripts of any white house press briefing by any of the 3 stooges they sent out to the wolves. They are a pathetic excercize in not answering questions. What bothers me more is that the press enabled them for years. Nobody that is supposed to help us protect our democracy was doing their job. They would simply repeat the WH talking points, not even question their accuracy, then get go off and get drunk I suppose. I've recently wondered whether the press is more concerned with truth or  truthiness.