Mac Johnson takes on the New York Times

This article in Human Events does a terrific job of framing the issue of press disclosures of secret government operations. The money quote:

"Contrary to press reports, there is no “Wiretapping Scandal.” But there is a “Leak Scandal”. For many Americans, the issue raised by the Times’ revelation of the secret NSA operation is not why or how it was authorized; but why the Times thinks it can expose such classified information during a time of War."

This is something that has been rolling about in the back of my mind. Is all this MSM hype about wiretapping merely covering fire that allows them to undermine our war efforts? What better way to draw the heat off of publishing classified leaks but to create a "scandal" out of the wiretapping?

Read the whole article.

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