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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Do we know if the records were actually subpeonaed? Or did the govt hack into the phone system and steal the info?

Context is important here..... [/quote]

don't think we know.  However, it is still troubling-no matter what the context.[/quote]

Sorry, this is airy-fairy horseshit.[/quote]

Why are we even discussing this, when practically every news article says it?  It was a subpoena issued by a court.[/quote]

Sorry, my response was to the idea that "context is not important", not that this was a legitimate investigation via perfectly legal channels. Here are the points we should be discussing:

If the press compromised active counter-terror operations for a story that only tipped off the terrorists, that sounds like it should be investigated.

It was not acceptable when the Bush Administration exposed Valerie Plame working undercover to stop terrorists from attacking us. It is not acceptable when anonymous sources do it either.

Is this story about a government source blowing the whistle on government misbehavior, or about a source gratuitously exposing ongoing counter-terrorism operations?

Did Republicans in Congress who are now exploiting the situation to score political points oppose the media shield law that likely would have protected the Associated Press in this situation?

How should the Justice Department strike the balance between respecting our free press and investigating damaging leaks that jeopardize counter-terrorism operations?

The idea that "the press" gets a free pass in any circumstance where national security was breached is misguided. And the idea that right-wing partisans would even think twice about this if the news gathering org was, say, Al Jazeera instead of the AP is beyond ludicrous.[/quote]

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