Progressive Minds

Mr. Torture Man (otherwise known as Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, has threated the media.

Today, he stated his belief that journalists can be prosecuted for publishing classified information.  He said "There are some statutes on the book which, if you read the language carefully, would seem to indicate that that is a possibility. We have an obligation to enforce those laws. We have an obligation to ensure that our national security is protected."

In other words, this is his attempt to scare the media into being silent about the crimes of the Bush Administration.

The Bush Crime Team believes it is ok for them to give information about Iraq to Judith Miller of the New York Times, so she can help carry the WMD water for them. 

And they believe it's alright for them to use members of the media to out a covert CIA operative with unofficial cover, for purely partisan, political purposes.

Yet, in their mind, it's very bad for the media to report on an illegal domestic spying program, or to report about secret CIA prisons in Europe.

Combine this with the recent revelation that the government is tracking reporters' calls...and what you have is an all-out assault not just on the media, but on our democracy as a whole.

We might as well hold the funeral now..because we no longer live in a democracy.  We live in a facist dictatorship under King George.  Either you're for King George or you're against him.

Attorney Gen.: Reporters Can Be Prosecuted