Did the New York Times and Leakers commit Treason Exposing Methods and Sources for the Benefit of Al Queda?

Answer 1

The New York Times is Al Queda.

Answer 2

Al Queda isn't stupid. It knows governments can track stuff. It's Americans who might be fooled, thinking that America has a higher level of respect for civil rights than other countries. The Times helped set people straight about that. That's of benefit to Americans, not to Al Queda, which already thinks America is no better than other countries.

Answer 3

Not at all.

The Bush Administration's high-handed, arrogant disregard of all limits on power and laws forbidding such behavior as warrantless surveillance of citizens, automatically puts every action of the Administration up for examination.

In the case of this particular avenue of investigation, it appears that restrictions of law have been met. Unfortunately the nation has learned that even appearances of propriety in the Bush Administration are misleading. When are we likely to learn, oh, by the way, while we were snooping, we dcided to do this and that normally-illegal act that Mr. Bush told us was OK?

The United States is more than fortunate to have a free and vigorous press watching the behavior of public agencies and office holders. Especially in the case of George Bush, a proven liar, that's the only guarantee of safety Americans have.

Answer 4

The Times didn't commit treason in printing the story, they just showed incredibly bad taste and decision making. The individual who leaked the data to the Times did commit treason. To knowingly and purposefully leak clasified information in a time of war is treason.

Answer 5

Did someone in the Bush Adminstration commit treason for exposing the secret identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame?

Someone in Cheney's office?

Don't remember hearing Bush was outraged over THAT.

Answer 6

Outed CIA agents, wire-tapping of American citizens exposed...why is it an issue now, with this specific story? This is not treason, it is called the free press. If treason is to be applied to anyone in this warped argument, it should be applied to the person who leaked the story.

Answer 7

No, however if they had done so a couple years ago yes. This is ancient history in the world of international monetary transfers and as such is quite diminished in its results.
However this year its election time in America, debates on flag burning, gay marriage, and we will see a new thing every week until November. None of them will amount to anything.

Answer 8

Only if you believe that Karl Rove & Scooter Libby are also guilty of treason for revealing the name of a covert CIA agent for exclusively political purposes. It is also amazing to hear how despicable are the ones who disagree with Bush & the rest of his mob. Pick a topic, any topic - if you aren't "with Bush" your opinions are meaningless & unworthy of the most meager consideration. We are fortunate that at least one major media outlet has remembered who they are & are no longer accepting as gospel everything uttered by the president & his cronies.

Answer 9

The New York Times is a rag.

Answer 10

they certainly did and it's high time they were taken to task for it.

by the way...did you hear the editorial the times ran about a week after 9-11 suggesting we needed the very system they just reported on, not knowing it was already in place?