Further Control Of The Press

This is going to be touted as necessary to insure national security or to fight the war on terror, but that's all smoke and mirrors. Bush doesn't have the iron fisted control of the media he wants and he's going after it. This is the headline.

White House Trains Efforts on Media Leaks
Sources, Reporters Could Be Prosecuted

And some of the chilling story.

In a little-noticed case in California, FBI agents from Los Angeles have already contacted reporters at the Sacramento Bee about stories published in July that were based on sealed court documents related to a terrorism case in Lodi [CA], according to the newspaper.

Until recently, reporters cowered before the White House. They were so intimidated and fearful of losing access, they couldn't bring themselves to really investigate, ask hard questions or write penetrating stories.

Lately they have had balls and Bush has to cut them off, figuratively if not literally (his preference). If the media were afraid to report before, how much more afraid will they feel if they could be sent to prison for reporting info given to them.

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