Joe Lieberman Suggests Investigating New York Times For Publishing WikiLeaks

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by Ray Rahman | 4:45 pm, December 7th, 2010

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“What do you think of the Justice Department’s action, so far, not to charge Julian Assange with treason?” That’s the question Jenna Lee posed to Senator Joe Lieberman on Fox News today. And while Lieberman chose not to remind Lee that even SNL knows that Austrailian citizens aren’t typically found guilty of American treason, he did say, “I think it’s the most serious violation of the Espionage Act in our history.” Lieberman also shamed the New York Times, which he accuses of “bad citizenship” and maybe even a crime or two.

The topic of the Times came up when Lee brought up Assange’s editorial, in which he claims that WikiLeaks is merely an underdog in the world of journalism. Though Assange’s assertion was meant to alleviate his group of criminal allegations, Fox News interpreted it conversely, asking the senator, “Are other media outlets that have posted what WikiLeaks has put out there also culpable in this, and could [they] be charged with something?”

Lieberman said that this was a “serious legal question that has to be answered,” preferably by way of criminal investigation.

Then what about the news organizations, including the Times, that have accepted it and distributed it? … To me, New York Times has committed at least an act of bad citizenship. And whether they’ve committed a crime, I think that bears very intensive inquiry by the Justice Department.

Watch Lieberman and Fox News question whether the New York Times committed treason in the clip below.

Fox News Channel, Joe Lieberman, Julian Assange, The New York Times, Wikileaks

Just4thefax

Fact: Get the times on Treason it’s well overdue!
Big Eddie

Joe has never really been the same since ALF moved out of his family’s house .
Elaine B

Get Lieberman on treason it’s well overdue!
ChrisNH

I’m quite in favor of a periodic yet consistent Jason-Bair-like drip-drip-drip of ridicule heaped upon the NYT. Cockroaches don’t like the glare of lights, so let’s keep the pressure on those haughty elites. I’m surprised that Paul Krugman hasn’t stepped in front of a speeding bus by now. The poor academic elite must be in anguish over his incessant yet ineffective Keynesian directives.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

Yeah.. lets let the government decide who can and can’t talk..

sure that can’t go wrong

Don’t you guys realize Joe Lieberman is part of the government? He might use something like this to stop wikileaks now.. but what if there is a divide between the GOP and the Tea Party and he uses these tactics againt the Tea Party?

I don’t think you’ll be screaming treason then, you’ll be screaming FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

Joe can fuck off. He can’t censor the US media like he wants.
Atticus Draco

‘And whether they’ve committed a crime, I think that bears very intensive inquiry by the Justice Department”

uhm,, YEAH,, like that’s ever gonna happen
jooce81

Dear Joe.. Shut the fuck up you flip flopper
Elaine B

Jon Martin said:
Yeah.. lets let the government decide who can and can’t talk..

sure that can’t go wrong

Don’t you guys realize Joe Lieberman is part of the government? He might use something like this to stop wikileaks now.. but what if there is a divide between the GOP and the Tea Party and he uses these tactics againt the Tea Party?

I don’t think you’ll be screaming treason then, you’ll be screaming FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

Joe can fuck off. He can’t censor the US media like he wants.

Well said!!!!!
editorialjoe

Good old fence-jumpin’ Joe…always on the side of whatever political opinion hurts the foundations of the country most. The guy would be a political miracle for being able to do what he does without any kind of political repercussion…except that his constituency is Connecticut.
Just4thefax

Fact: If it’s Red Classified Material it shouldn’t be in the hands of NYT or Julian Assange period and the average Joe on the street has no business reading it from them period! Need to know is just that a need to Know. Firing squad is still an option here.
TeaPartyPatriot

“Joe Lieberman Suggests Investigating New York Times For Publishing WikiLeaks”

…he can’t be serious ! He thinks the lunatic-left d-crat socialists will investigate their official propaganda organ ???
Yeah, right.

We must wait for the new House to be sworn-in in January, then a House committee can begin a full exposure of the blatant bias of “All The News That’s Fit to Fake” NYT. And when the new president is sworn in in Jan 2013, the NYT propaganda organ will be substantially diminished.
Socialist

TeaPartyPatriot said:
“Joe Lieberman Suggests Investigating New York Times For Publishing WikiLeaks”

…he can’t be serious ! He thinks the lunatic-left d-crat socialists will investigate their official propaganda organ ???
Yeah, right.

We must wait for the new House to be sworn-in in January, then a House committee can begin a full exposure of the blatant bias of “All The News That’s Fit to Fake” NYT. And when the new president is sworn in in Jan 2013, the NYT propaganda organ will be substantially diminished.

emm.. we should investigate Joe Lieberman and all the other corporatist democrats.. but really there are no socialists in Democratic party these days… they are all corporate raiders. Its like saying Republicans are conservative.. while really they are not.. they just bluff during election time. Just wait until next year … and you will know..
Elaine B

HELLO!??? Lieberman is no Democrat!
Thelonious Funk

If government leaks are now illegal to report, why don’t we just have government run media.

I’m running out of red pills.
TfT

Dianne Feinstein is pretty much saying the same thing. Too funny. These are the same people who praised the NYTimes for publishing the NSA TSP information, which did serious damage to our intelligence efforts against terrorists. My how they change their tune when a d versus an r holds the presidency.
SarahP

TfT said:
Dianne Feinstein is pretty much saying the same thing. Too funny. These are the same people who praised the NYTimes for publishing the NSA TSP information, which did serious damage to our intelligence efforts against terrorists. My how they change their tune when a d versus an r holds the presidency.

Any proof that there was serious damage to intelligence vis a vis terrorists?
ImNotBlue

TfT said:
Dianne Feinstein is pretty much saying the same thing. Too funny. These are the same people who praised the NYTimes for publishing the NSA TSP information, which did serious damage to our intelligence efforts against terrorists. My how they change their tune when a d versus an r holds the presidency.

Don’t forget… the NYTimes took the principled stance not to report the Climate-gate leaks.

Oh, priorities…
SarahP

ImNotBlue said:
Don’t forget… the NYTimes took the principled stance not to report the Climate-gate leaks.

Oh, priorities…

Actually, no. The Times actually did do a piece on it.. You won’t like it by the way.
redleaf

Just4thefax said:
Fact: If it’s Red Classified Material it shouldn’t be in the hands of NYT or Julian Assange period and the average Joe on the street has no business reading it from them period! Need to know is just that a need to Know. Firing squad is still an option here.

Why do you start every post with “Fact”?
Are you trying to pretend you’re the truth teller, the man with the definitive answers? The cocksure political firebrand who cuts through the bull and tells it like it is?
Fact: nice try. Just contribute like a normal person, please. You’re potentially just as full of crap as anyone who posts on message boards .
The Real Royal King

Not going to work Holy Joe. The NYT is still not going to endorse your reelection. Doesn’t matter what threats you make.
Chuck from Tacoma

I don’t know what law may have been broken by the NY Times. But the thought of them having to spend million of dollars defending themselves from our DOJ and the ever incompetent AG just warms my heart. The faster that rag goes away, the better.
Maybe if New Yorkers ever find a source for truth, they will rid the nation of Schumer and his ilk.
What a nice fuzzy thought.
Elaine B

redleaf said:
Why do you start every post with “Fact”?
Are you trying to pretend you’re the truth teller, the man with the definitive answers? The cocksure political firebrand who cuts through the bull and tells it like it is?
Fact: nice try. Just contribute like a normal person, please. You’re potentially just as full of crap as anyone who posts on message boards .

I have told this character that numerous time, such a joke when all he has to say is such nonsense!!
Pablo

Elaine B said:
I have told this character that numerous time, such a joke when all he has to say is such nonsense!!

Ahem. Pot, kettle, etc…
Just4thefax

redleaf said:
Why do you start every post with “Fact”?Are you trying to pretend you’re the truth teller, the man with the definitive answers? The cocksure political firebrand who cuts through the bull and tells it like it is?Fact: nice try. Just contribute like a normal person, please. You’re potentially just as full of crap as anyone who posts on message boards .

Fact: Facts remain the same just Facts! Hope this helps in your little liberal squirl that spinning away in there!
iris

Just4the fax = JustfortehstoopidMichelleF

Notice how her other alias isn’t around when this one is and of course everyone has already noticed how this one leaves to go make life is still worthwhile with more thumbs than anyone ever!!! How pathetic
http://www.armwood.com armwood

Lieberman should read the Supreme Court case which deals clearly with this issue; New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court per curiam decision. The ruling made it possible for the New York Times and Washington Post newspapers to publish the then-classified Pentagon Papers without risk of government censure. Unfortunately many conservatives have little understanding and little respect fir American law.
Nachi

Give me Lieberman, McShame – and a rope.