I fail to see the difference between the New York Times and Wikileaks.

[thundley4]

alberg (263 posts)         Mon Jan-17-11 11:28 AM
Original message
I fail to see the difference between the New York Times and Wikileaks.
   
I fail to see the difference between the New York Times and Wikileaks.

The New York Times publishes information that reveals the secret collaboration between the US and Israel in developing the Stuxnet Worms that destroyed Iran’s centrifuges.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/world/middleeast/16st...

Wikileaks publishes information that reveals the secret funding sources for terrorism inside Saudi Arabia.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/world/middleeast/06wi...

Why is the New York Times referred to as a Journalist Organization while Wikileaks is referred to as a Terrorist Organization?

What’s the difference?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x215632

The right has said for years that the New York Slimes are just a bunch of traitors.

BeFree   (1000+ posts)             Mon Jan-17-11 11:32 AM
Response to Original message
1. Friends and enemies
   
NYT is a friend of the PTB (Powers That Be) and wikileaks is an enemy of the PTB.

treestar   (1000+ posts)             Mon Jan-17-11 11:34 AM
Response to Original message
2. The NYT gets their information legitimately
   
they don't break laws regarding classified information or hack private companies for their confidential information.

You're stooooopid if you believe that.

alberg (263 posts)         Mon Jan-17-11 11:44 AM
Response to Reply #2
5. We don't know the sources of many NYT stories because reporters won't reveal them.
   
If someone gives you information, gives it to you - you did not steal it, is that illegal?

Reporters get information "under the table" all the time. Remember All the President's Men? Remember Deep throat?

EFerrari   (1000+ posts)             Mon Jan-17-11 12:06 PM
Response to Reply #10
13. No, it's not against the law for a news outlet to recieve classifed information. n/t

Stooooopid Beth has an open window on her monitor that reminds her to breathe.

[Red October]

I fail to see the difference between the New York Times and Wikileaks.

So do I.

[Red October]

Julian Assange and Pvt Manning could be NYT journalists, for all we know.

[DumbAss Tanker]

So do I.

I'm in.  Prosecute all of them if they break the law.  Probably need to update the law to make just knowing publication of current classified material a crime regardless of intent, if it's such a damn problem under the Espionage Act.

[AllosaursRus]

These suns a bitches would publish the launch codes for our ICBMs if they could get a hold of 'em, wouldn't they?

****in' traitors! The NYTimes And Washington Post, included! Line all of 'em up against a wall and shoot 'em!

Oh, I'm sorry, is that violent rhetoric? Too bad, **** you DUmbass cowards!