LT to NYT: Drop Dead
An open letter to the New York Times from a Army Lieutenant currently serving Over There hits the nail right on the head regarding the NYT publication of the story about the efforts to track terrorist funding:
As your story states, the program was legal, briefed to Congress, supported in the government and financial industry, and very successful. Not anymore. You may think you have done a public service, but you have gravely endangered the lives of my soldiers and all other soldiers and innocent Iraqis here. Next time I hear that familiar explosion — or next time I feel it — I will wonder whether we could have stopped that bomb had you not instructed terrorists how to evade our financial surveillance.
Heard this letter read on Laura Ingraham’s show yesterday. Read the whole thing. And for a visual perspective, check out Michelle’s place.
June 29th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
Gawd that shit pisses me off. Maybe I should start publishing how terrorists can best deliver letter-borne terrorism to the NYT? Wonder if that would be okay?
June 29th, 2006 at 7:36 pm
I’ve loathed the NYT for years. They’re everywhere here and all you have to do is insert your ID card to get one for free. Since I’ve arrived here, I’ve been diligently inserting my ID card, opening the machine, taking every last one out, then throwing them in the recycling bin conveniently nearby. It makes me feel like I’m doing my part on the war against stupidity.