Reporter Phone Records Being Used to Find Leaks 971
jackbird writes "Brian Ross, Chief Investigative Correspondent for ABC news says a confidential source informed him that reporter's phone records are being used by the administration to track down leaks. Apparently reporters for the New York Times, ABC News, and the Washington Post are being scrutinized. The fact that ABC News journalists are even seriously wondering about whether the warning is connected to the NSA's domestic surveillance activities indicates just how anxious many people in Washington have become."
Good stuff! (Score:5, Funny)
Send all these freedom-hating reporters who seek the so-called "truth" to Gitmo!
Ignorance is Strength (Score:5, Funny)
If leakers are allowed to reveal to reporters how incompetent, corrupt, and dishonest our leaders are, the terrorists have won.
[/searing sarcasm]
Re:The most worrying part... (Score:3, Funny)
In Soviet Russia, people listen to their government!
Re:Great! (Score:2, Funny)
Every time a Marine babykiller is wasted in Iraq, Allah's cock goes just a little deeper up Jesus' ass.
Re:Good stuff! (Score:5, Funny)
Unintentional Comedy 101 (Score:3, Funny)
Man. I hope they didn't talk over the phone, or that confidential source is getting his door kicked in tonight
Re:lives are at stake with leaks. (Score:5, Funny)
Don't be so quick to discount the possibility that the reporter might be an Al Kaida affiliate. The Bush Administration said they were only data mining phone logs of Americans to go after Al Kaida, so if they're focused on a journalist, that journalist is probably an associate of the terrorists. {cough}
Don't Panic! If you're not a reporter, you have nothing to fear from the government!
Re:lives are at stake with leaks. (Score:5, Funny)
My point, and my only point, is that the leakers knew the consequences of what they were doing
Which was followed by:
If they believe what they were doing is right, why do they hide?
Why in the hell would someone openly try to be punished for doing the right thing from those who are doing wrong or evil? Have you ever heard of the Witness Protection Program? Why do you think they hide witnesses?
Guess people shouldn't expect someone with a sig of "666" to understand right from wrong or complex subjects like morality.
In Soviet Russia... (Score:1, Funny)
Wait a minute... holy f**k!
Re:lives are at stake with leaks. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oh, but ... (Score:5, Funny)
The Clenis (Score:1, Funny)
The only reason the media ignored this before was because they were enthralled to it - since Bush needs a codpiece for his Mission Accomplished photo-ops the media has realized his just doesn't compare. Ever since then they do nothing but go after him about EVERYTHING. If only they would ignore the torture, secret prisons, and unconstitutional spying like they ignored Monica Lewinsky! Fucking librul traitors!
Re:Suprise Hat (Score:2, Funny)
Sweet, something to do this weekend!
This is the most corrupt Presidency since Nixon... (Score:3, Funny)
Mod me down -1, Obvious...
Re:I (heart) Big Brother! (Score:3, Funny)
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Aaaaaugh! Oh God! Oh God! Make it stop! I know what you want me to say! DO IT TO HER! DO IT TO HER! DO IT TO THE ONE I LOVE! Correct HER spelling! Just don't correct my spelling anymore!
Oh.... what have I done... I've been broken...
Re:Go after lib when hungry, but conserv for sport (Score:3, Funny)
Besides, do you really expect any sort of intellectual honesty from the remaining 29%? You know, the backwash?
That should last a good 10 minutes (Score:3, Funny)
Heh... yeah... good luck with that...
Re:look at both ends of that phoneline, bicches! (Score:4, Funny)
There's a greeting card for that?
What's it say? "We know who is wishing you a Happy Birthday!" ??