smugllama/journalism

NY Times letter has white powder
"The New York Times on Friday received a letter containing a suspicious white powder and a copy of a recent editorial in which the paper defended its coverage of the Bush administration's anti-terrorism programs. ... Mathis confirmed that the envelope included a copy of a June 28 editorial entitled "Patriotism and the Press" with an "X" marked through it. ... After defending the decision to publish those articles, the editorial then roundly criticized the White House for overstepping its authority in the post-Sept. 11 era."

Criticize and exposing the the White House may earn you an anthrax letter?

NY Times says white powder "nonhazardous" [Fri Jul 14, 2006 - Reuters]

Powder sent to N.Y. Times found to be harmless [July 14, 2006 - Houstin Chronicle]

haha, gotcha! --just kidding.


Other news:

Another secret US intelligence program? [July 10th, 2006 - Christian Science Monitor]

Hoekstra blows the whistle [July 10, 2006 - Carolyn O'Hara - Foreign Policy]
"So there's another secret U.S. intel program out there. This is hardly a surprise, but the fact that its existence has come to light thanks to a staunch Bush ally is a bit of a shocker."

US 'could be going bankrupt' [June 14, 2006 - Telegraph (London)]
"The United States is heading for bankruptcy, according to an extraordinary paper published by one of the key members of the country's central bank. A ballooning budget deficit and a pensions and welfare timebomb could send the economic superpower into insolvency, according to research by Professor Laurence Kotlikoff for the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, a leading constituent of the US Federal Reserve."

Royal Navy ships head for Lebanon [July 15, 2006 - BBC]

Bush 'will be given more power to eavesdrop' in bill [July 15, 2006 - The Independent]

Did the Palestinians REALLY dig a tunnel under the noses of the Israelis? [blog]

Lebanon, Israel: Potential Attack on Tel Aviv [libertyforum.org]