Gotta love the New York Times
Even when they are being hammered for their publishing the details of secret DHS programs for battling terror, they carry on. Such dedication they have to the liberal cause....
Three stories this week that illustrate their dedication to the cause. First is this story in which they downplay the fantastic economic data that came out this week.
"An unexpectedly steep rise in tax revenues from corporations and the wealthy is driving down the projected budget deficit this year, even though spending has climbed sharply because of the war in Iraq and the cost of hurricane relief."
Anyone who has been looking at the last 11 quarters of economic data knows that this uptick in revenues is hardly "unexpected".
The second was this story about the death of the mastermind of the Beslan massacre:
"In a long and notorious career, Shamil Basayev, the elusive terrorist leader of the most vicious separatist faction in Chechnya, was an airplane hijacker, a hostage taker, a guerrilla commander and a war-scarred spokesman for terror who tried to justify mass killings of civilians, even school children, for political ends and revenge. "
The original headline for the story called Basayev a "renegade" which is what drew my attention. They made it sound like he was some sort of harmless rebel when in fact he was responsible for some of the worlds worst terrorism.
Lastly (even though it was first chronologically) was this story from Sunday's Times.
"In Miami last month and now in New York, terror cases have unfolded in which suspects have been apprehended before they lined up the intended weapons and the necessary financing or figured out other central details necessary to carry out their plots... But the Miami and New York cases are inspiring a new round of skepticism from some lawyers who are openly questioning whether the government, in its zeal to stop terrorism, is forgetting an element central to any case: the actual intent to commit a crime. "
So now we actually have to wait until the terrorists strike us before we can arrest them? Weren't these the same people who wanted to know why the government didn't do anything to stop the 9/11 attacks before the planes hit New York?
Is it any wonder that many feel that the press is engaging in an all out war on President Bush?????
Three stories this week that illustrate their dedication to the cause. First is this story in which they downplay the fantastic economic data that came out this week.
"An unexpectedly steep rise in tax revenues from corporations and the wealthy is driving down the projected budget deficit this year, even though spending has climbed sharply because of the war in Iraq and the cost of hurricane relief."
Anyone who has been looking at the last 11 quarters of economic data knows that this uptick in revenues is hardly "unexpected".
The second was this story about the death of the mastermind of the Beslan massacre:
"In a long and notorious career, Shamil Basayev, the elusive terrorist leader of the most vicious separatist faction in Chechnya, was an airplane hijacker, a hostage taker, a guerrilla commander and a war-scarred spokesman for terror who tried to justify mass killings of civilians, even school children, for political ends and revenge. "
The original headline for the story called Basayev a "renegade" which is what drew my attention. They made it sound like he was some sort of harmless rebel when in fact he was responsible for some of the worlds worst terrorism.
Lastly (even though it was first chronologically) was this story from Sunday's Times.
"In Miami last month and now in New York, terror cases have unfolded in which suspects have been apprehended before they lined up the intended weapons and the necessary financing or figured out other central details necessary to carry out their plots... But the Miami and New York cases are inspiring a new round of skepticism from some lawyers who are openly questioning whether the government, in its zeal to stop terrorism, is forgetting an element central to any case: the actual intent to commit a crime. "
So now we actually have to wait until the terrorists strike us before we can arrest them? Weren't these the same people who wanted to know why the government didn't do anything to stop the 9/11 attacks before the planes hit New York?
Is it any wonder that many feel that the press is engaging in an all out war on President Bush?????
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