The New York Times is leaking national security secrets...?

Question

Every time they do, it makes fighting terrorism all the more difficult.

Should we cancel our subscriptions to that newspaper, and boycot their advertisers?

Here's a partial list of New York Times advertisers:

Samsung
Fidelity Investments
Chase Bank
Citibank
Scott Trade
Dell
Canon
E-Trade
Verizon Wireless

Slander is spoken untruths. I think you're referring to libel.

Does a newspaper have the First Amendment right to publish National Security secrets that aid the enemy during wartime?

Answer 1

They should be brought up on charges of treason, for endangering the American people, they are worse than the terrorists, because the betray their own people, they are the scum of the earth, everyone should email them to protest there veil acts.

Answer 2

NY Times is not endangering the American people... I think about 70% of the American people you talk about actually prefer to know the truth even at the cost of being endangered. If you are talking about the remaining 30% as "american people" I think you can choose to not buy the newspaper or those products. Totally your choice.

"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." --Thomas Jefferson to Archibald Stuart, 1791

For those that don't like the first Amendment or the freedom of speech and expression and the freedom of the press, we will be happy to buy you a one way ticket to Iran, North Korea, China or any similar country of your choice. Choose well, because that could be the last choice you make, before you arrive in those countries.

Answer 3

I agree that they sometimes do print our National Secrets. Most of the time they know they are doing it and hide behind the freedom of the press amendment in the constitution. (I think it is the only part of the Constitution they know)

For the one who said you have to prove it, it has already been proved in public. They have scolded them for publishing it and the NYT claimed immunity because of Freedom of the Press. The Government is looking at charging the press like them for doing this using precedence cases.

And I think Libel is correct.

Answer 4

Unfortunately, the freedom of press is their shield. If not for that, I would think they should be brought up on charges, along with scumbag in the government who is leaking these stories. That person should be tracked down and hanged. Just because some people think that the press is telling the truth, it doesn't mean they are. And us remaining thirty percent as we are referred too, don't appreciated you seventy percent who think you have a right to know everything. You are putting the lives of soldiers, sailors, marines, fbi, cia in jeopardy. If you aren't guilty of comitting a crime, then why would you worry about the treasury dept looking at your financial dealings with suspect people or organizations ?
Do you really think that your money is yours?

Answer 5

Are you aware that all media is controled by Neocons, all.
This is your homework, look up who owns the NY Times.
Now look up what the owners pay in Bribes to Congress and in who's pocket the bribes go.. In education you will find truth..
BTW, who leaked the troop reduction in Iraq information from the "clasified meeting" held by Gen. George Casey jr. to the press?
Iraq will go from 14 to 5 or 6 brigades by end of 2007. Sounds almost like the same plan Kerry/feingold just lost in Congress.

Answer 6

You are always free to state your opinion without being sued for libel of slander. Its a free country and you are free to have any opinions you like. For example: In my opinion O. J. Simpson is guilty is not a slanderous statement, even though he was acquitted in criminal court.

Answer 7

You would have to prove this or get sued for slander.