Question about Freedom of Press during 'War Time'

[thefloyd]

Bushco claimed during a time of war the president has extraordinary power. Probable cause, Reasonable doubt and other constitutional provisions that protect American' Civil Liberties became null when Congress signed the Iraq War resolution.

Congress was shocked and dismayed when a former NSA official leaked to the NY Times the NSA is doing illegal wiretaps on American Citizens without probable cause or any oversight by the FISA court. FISA has mechanisms in place to facilitate warrants when intelligence must be gathered at a moments notice so Buscho's argument FISA is outdated is just bunk. Buscho knows the argument does not fly and kept the New York Times from publishing the story for a year. Even after a year Buscho called the New York Times for a meeting in the Oval office to further delay the NSA story.


Does DU believe Freedom of the Press was reduced by BUSCHO in the name of 'War Powers'. Everyone on DU disdains today's media and rightly so. American press parrots Conservative talking points as fact without regret. Seems deliberate in most cases. For example check out Dr. Juan Cole's post for today on what the press outside the United States is covering the newly elected Prime Minister of Iraq.
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[LynnTheDem]

1. The press has special rights we the people don't have, because

the press is supposed to be the watchdogs on OUR behalf against the govt. And the time that is MOST NEEDED is run-up to and during war.

The press outside the USA is covering things like the fact that Iraq's new president is responsible for more deaths of Kurds than Iran, Turkey & Hussein combined, and the new "pm" is bad news in many ways.

But hey, never mind that 2300 (so far & counting) Americans are DEAD and 50,000 sick and/or maimed for life supposedly for Talabani and Jaffy, most Americans aren't interested.

Any wonder almost 80% of Americans thought Iraq did 911, and NO ONE in the rest of the world thought so?

[Disturbed]

2. Since Congress has not declared War

the War Powers act does not apply. The Bush Regime is proceeding as if it does. Illegal Wiretapping is a criminal offense.

[LynnTheDem]

3. Yes it certainly is. A felony.

IMPEACH.

INDICT.

IMPRISON.

Too bad Republicans have no integrity.