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January 14, 2006
Viper in the Nest
Posted by Dave Blount at January 14, 2006 8:56 PM
If you missed Douglas MacKinnon's piece "Revealing a Viper in the Nest" in the Washington Times the other day, it's worth going back for. Here's how it starts:
Until recently, I believed that the liberal Americans in society and the media who espouse blind hatred for the Bush administration, the unilateral responsibility to defend our nation, our intelligence operatives and even our military, would see the error of their ways should we one day tragically lose an American city and its innocent inhabitants to terrorism.
Today, I wonder if they might not only secretly rejoice at the thought of the "Great Satan" being "justifiably" punished in such a manner, but with their very actions, sow the seeds of such destruction? A stretch? Go to some of these ultra-left Web sites and see the venom they spew at our government. Explain to me why U.S. government employees with Top Secret clearances would leak highly classified information to the media. Explain to me why that media would then selectively print operational details that it knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, will be harmful to the national security of our nation.
The piece zeroes in on reporter James Risen and his New York Times, whose willingness to undermine our national security in order to damage the President will be remembered for ages if their assistance facilitates a major terrorist strike.
Ironically — considering that the NY Times has done pretty much everything in its power to enable Islamic terrorism by thwarting our efforts to combat it — the paper may no longer exist after the major strike comes, since Manhattan is liable to become home to a Ground Zero that will make the footprint of the World Trade Center look like a pair of potholes.
But not to worry, Gray Lady. Your place in history is secure.
Hat tip: Byron
