Oops

I hope the New York Times made a New Year's resolution, or two. Like maybe, trying not to be wrong too often and so significantly so.

h/t Beautiful Atrocities

Comments

[Sgt. York]

Real journalism has been shoddy/nonexistant for years. Like when news shows interview goofy pundits and party hacks rather than someone who actually knows something about the topic.

Anyway, at least the New York Times is reporting on the Padilla case. An American citizen arrested in Chicago and held with no charges for over three years as an "enemy combatant" on the say-so of Bush.

http://fairuse.1accesshost.com/news2/nyt187.html

I say we investigate who fabricated the "dirty bomb" allegation that they used as an excuse to sieze Padilla. If this was complete bullsh1t [as it seems it was] than whoever came up with this false allegation should be put in jail. It shouldn't be a joke to make false terrorist stories.

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[TheAlamo]

Anyway, at least the New York Times is reporting on the Padilla case. An American citizen arrested in Chicago and held with no charges for over three years as an "enemy combatant" on the say-so of Bush.

http://fairuse.1accesshost.com/news2/nyt187.html

I say we investigate who fabricated the "dirty bomb" allegation that they used as an excuse to sieze Padilla. If this was complete bullsh1t [as it seems it was] than whoever came up with this false allegation should be put in jail. It shouldn't be a joke to make false terrorist stories.

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Posted by: Sgt. York | Jan 1, 2006 4:08:56 PM

Yeah, this government really respects the rights of others. If this guy had done anything, he would have been tried and fried by now. This case is being used to test whether the people will put up with unquestioned government incarceration of American citizens, totally violating the Constitutional protections we were given...and with little obvious evidence.
Obviously they will.
Welcome to the new USSR.