Yet they have no problem printing leaked classified pentagon documents?
2007-07-19 17:04:44 · 8 answers · asked by CaptainObvious 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Did I miss when a court ruled tracking terrorist money transfers is illegal by chance?
2007-07-19 17:16:18 · update #1
The NY Times is disgusting - period.
I guess they figure they can make up for callously and maliciously printing the locations of the leaked United States' terrorist internment camps in other countries by showing some discretion by not printing the end of a fictional novel.
I'm glad their circulation numbers are in the crash and burn mode - they've earned it.
2007-07-19 17:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Not at all. Ethically (as well as legally) printing the Potter matieral is wrong.
But there are times when leaked government documents need to be printed--in order to blow the whistle on government wrongdoing. That is their duty--their patriotic duty--as citizens and as journalists.
Two completely different situations.
2007-07-20 00:11:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No odder that President Bush leaking classified information. Oh, but I forget, he can classify and declassify at his whim. Pretty convenient.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/washington/09leak.html?ex=1185076800&en=c6be9ba72598f0c6&ei=5070
http://news.nationaljournal.com/articles/0406nj1.htm
http://news.nationaljournal.com/articles/0414nj3.htm
2007-07-20 00:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by truth seeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, that's because no democrat or republican congressmen have asked them not to print it. Oh, and printing it wouldn't affect national security.
2007-07-20 00:09:12 · answer #4 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah well, its more important that harry potter doesnt get leaked they would get sued big time and they cant make it look like an accident
2007-07-20 00:07:16 · answer #5 · answered by Molly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They would print our military plans if they could get a few thousand troops killed... from what I see.
2007-07-20 00:07:11 · answer #6 · answered by Duminos 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no, I guessing that the newspaper does not want to get into the legal matter.
2007-07-20 00:07:54 · answer #7 · answered by Yvonne R 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are afraid of the lawsuit.
2007-07-20 00:06:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋