The Pendragon's Hall

Will the gloves come off? The Pendragon certainly hopes so. The NYT has been leaking important anti-terror secrets to the world at large for years now. This makes it more likely that innocent Americans will die; yet to leak any Al-Qaida program to the public would violate the terrorists' civil rights. On a side note, the term "outlaw" denotes someone who is not obeying the law; by placing oneself outside the law as to obedience, the terrorists have placed themselves outside the law's protection as well. They have no legal rights we need respect. But I digress. The NYT is guilty of treason. President Bush lashed out in a recent statement calling the Times' behavior "disgraceful." That isn't going to cut it, Mr. President. The only way to curb reporters' incessant desire for a "scoop" is if the Justice Department prosecutes the Times. Yes, that's right. The newspaper must be sued for everything. Objective: if we win the case, the NYT will be shut down. And there must be retaliatory measures taken. Helen Thomas, who looks as if she needs a nursing home anyway, should be barred from White House press conferences and no more reporters or editors from the NYT should be invited to White House get-togethers. This is not a call for the President to completely ignore the media...but other papers will love it too. They get to move in on the Times' territory. If all their felony amounts to is a slap on the wrist from a President the entire media hates, there will be no end to the treason. You have to make it cost them something.