Rep. Harman lobbied NYT to spike wiretapping story at Bush's behest
Tue Apr 21, 2009 at 10:28:10 AM PDT
NY Times spokesperson:
Congresswoman Harman spoke to Washington Bureau Chief Phil Taubman in late October or early November, 2004, apparently at the request of General Hayden. She urged that The Times not publish the story. She did not speak to me, and I don’t remember her being a significant factor in my decision. In 2005, when we were getting ready to publish, Phil met with a group of congressional leaders familiar with the eavesdropping program, including Ms. Harman. They all argued that The Times should not publish. The Times published the story a few days later.
Sargent:
So Dem Rep Harman appears to have worked behind the scenes to dissuade publication of a blockbuster expose about Bush that could have put her own party’s nominee in the White House and changed the history of the last four years. And, according to Keller, she apparently did this at the request of Michael Hayden, Bush’s National Security Agency chief.
Read on...
Remember how Bush was only spying on phone calls originating in the mountains of Afghanistan. Except that he was spying on everyone. Illegally. But the media and pundits trusted Bush. They still trust him. They still defend him. Looks like in the example above members of Congress were being spied on. The example kind of looks like there was blackmail. Peacenik doesn't wonder why the public discourse is so broken. It is corrupt beyond belief. Societal collapse isn't something that is in the future. Societal collapse already happened.
Sargent:
So Dem Rep Harman appears to have worked behind the scenes to dissuade publication of a blockbuster expose about Bush that could have put her own party’s nominee in the White House and changed the history of the last four years. And, according to Keller, she apparently did this at the request of Michael Hayden, Bush’s National Security Agency chief.
Read on...
Remember how Bush was only spying on phone calls originating in the mountains of Afghanistan. Except that he was spying on everyone. Illegally. But the media and pundits trusted Bush. They still trust him. They still defend him. Looks like in the example above members of Congress were being spied on. The example kind of looks like there was blackmail. Peacenik doesn't wonder why the public discourse is so broken. It is corrupt beyond belief. Societal collapse isn't something that is in the future. Societal collapse already happened.
