Liberal Media ??? MSNBC Purges Part Of Transcript re: Snoopgate

[sabra]

AmericaBlog posted this entry earlier in the day:

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/01/did-bush-wiretap-cnns-christiane.html

Did Bush wiretap CNN's Christiane Amanpour?


From NBC News:

New York Times reporter James Risen first broke the story two weeks ago that the National Security Agency began spying on domestic communications soon after 9/11. In a new book out Tuesday, "State of War," he says it was a lot bigger than that. Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell sat down with Risen to talk about the NSA, and the run-up to the war in Iraq....

Mitchell: Do you have any information about reporters being swept up in this net?

Risen: No, I don't. It's not clear to me. That's one of the questions we'll have to look into the future. Were there abuses of this program or not? I don't know the answer to that

Mitchell: You don't have any information, for instance, that a very prominent journalist, Christiane Amanpour, might have been eavesdropped upon?

Risen: No, no I hadn't heard that.

However, if you visit the MSNBC site, you will notice the transcript has been altered:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10697484/

Mitchell: Couldn't some people call your sources traitors?

Risen: People can call them anything they want. It's a free country. You can call something anything and people today call people all kinds of things. I know what they are and I know what they did and I believe they're patriots.

Mitchell: Do you have any information about reporters being swept up in this net?

Risen: No, I don't. It's not clear to me. That's one of the questions we'll have to look into the future. Were there abuses of this program or not? I don't know the answer to that

(Amanpour Question Missing)

Mitchell: You are very, very tough on the CIA and the administration in general in both the war on terror and the run up to the war and the war itself — the post-war operation. Let's talk about the war on terror. Why do you think they missed so many signals and what do you think caused the CIA to have this sort of break down as you describe it?

Risen: I think that, you know, to me, the greater break down was really on Iraq. It's very difficult to have known ahead of time about these 19 hijackers. They were, you know, probably lucky that they got through and they did something that no one really assumed anybody would ever do. And I think that made 9/11 a lot like Pearl Harbor. That even when you see all the clues in front of you that it's very difficult to put it together.

Now why would they do something like that?

**Note** hat tip to LeftNYC (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2349123)

[LeftNYC]

1. This needs to be voted up...nt

[myrna minx]

2. Double Post. n/t

[myrna minx]

3. Down the memory hole you go....K&R.

[qanda]

5. Not if I can help it

K&R

[Moochy]

19. Double plus bad!

:kick:

[fooj]

4. Someone needs to slap Mitchell's ass DOWN for all of this BS!

I don't know about anyone else...but I'm tired of listening to her lying mug...

[LeftNYC]

7. If she is not lying, she

she should be asked some serious questions. If she laughs it off and something comes out, we will know she is full of shit or maybe this will scare her enough. Or maybe she'll get a job at Fox. She opened a can of worms.

[fooj]

17. Yep. She puts me over the edge...

Peace.

[sabra]

20. I hear you, wasn't she the one who said, "everyone knew Plame was in the

CIA" ?

[fooj]

24. Yep. I despise that foul windbag!

Peace.

[Supersedeas]

6. did they get a facs from Gonzo or Andy Card

[The Witch]

8. K&R, somebody knows something!! nt

[txindy]

9. Nice catch.

Recommended. :kick:

[The Witch]

10. I e-mailed John Aravosis...

he'll be on it. He posted a very amazing analysis of what wiretapping the reporter might imply.

[LeftNYC]

11. So did I...

he replied with "Just saw it, those bastards"

[fooj]

18. Yippee! We can always count on John!

Peace.

[Trevelyan]

56. Congressman Conyers knows what it implies and uses the word "scary" to

describe it.

Please sign Congressman Conyers' letter to support the beginning of Impeachment Inquiry in the House of Representatives:

http://www.johnconyers.com Conyer's Action Items

http://www.conyersblog.us/

http://www.arcticbeacon.citymaker.com/articles/article/1518131/29110.htm

Of course that will need to entail a discussion about WHO PROFITS if the Democratic leadership fails to mount an effective opposition to the Bush Administration, and once more leaves Conyers standing alone on key issues.
I already KNOW who profits. The question is, do you KNOW?

[hootinholler]

12. Plus they claim it is complete!

First paragraph from the story:
New York Times reporter James Risen first broke the story two weeks ago that the National Security Agency began spying on domestic communications soon after 9/11. In a new book out Tuesday, "State of War," he says it was a lot bigger than that. Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell sat down with Risen to talk about the NSA, and the run-up to the war in Iraq. Following is a complete transcript of the interview. {ibid}

Hmmm. It does fall on a page break, but that shouldn't matter.

-Hoot

[LeftNYC]

13. Complete except for the most interesting question...nt

[Cocoa]

21. it's also missing from the printer-friendly page

which has no page breaks

[sabra]

23. nice catch!

something fishy is going on here...

[fasttense]

14. Don't trust MSNBC, they are whores for Crazy King George. n/t

[sabra]

15. I just sent KO an email about this.... he is the one bright spot of MSNBC

[BuyingThyme]

16. kcik

[Rex]

22. Self incrimination. At this point the whole MSM should plead the 5th

Fucking warmongering whores!

[BuyingThyme]

25. kcik

[fooj]

26. Kick!

Peace.

[BuyingThyme]

27. kcik

[BuyingThyme]

30. kcik

[BuyingThyme]

32. kcik

[Justice Is Comin]

28. Wonder who's busy doctoring the video

Hope James had his tivo going. Of course now that cat is out of the bag too and we can probably take it from here. Thanks Mitchell.

[Frustratedlady]

29. I Still Believe The Blogs

are what will bring this administration down. "They" try to erase or hide evidence and the blogs just happen to have or find an original copy. I think it is SO cool.

Of course, Al Gore will get blamed `cause he "invented" the Internet. ;)

[ClintonTyree]

45. "Internets".........

the word is "internets". According to King George, that is. ;)

[AuntiBush]

31. Is this Why Christiana Amanpour Hasn't been seen on CNN much, lately?

Wow! How deep does this go?

[ClintonTyree]

46. It was only a few times........

according to King George. Just a few times and he does have the legal right to do it anytime he wants, according to him, anyway.
Hey, if we can't trust our president, who CAN you trust? :puke: Apparently no one.

[lonestarnot]

33. Hmmmm now just why would they do something like that LOL....

;-)

[sabra]

34. the question of the night?

[Joe Chi Minh]

54. It probably rankles with Bush that when she was part of the panel

in the CNN studio during the election, Christine appeared so obviously pleased with Kerry's performance, before the massive fraud twisted and swung the figures to Bush. He's quite given to fits of pique.

[rateyes]

35. Why not? Bill Safire (conservative that he is),,,

claims his phone was wiretapped.

Corrupt bastards, all of them!

[BuyingThyme]

36. kcik

[sabra]

37. NBC responds!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2021508&mesg_id=2021508

[marylanddem]

38. Amanpour is married to Jamie Rubin, a Kerry advisor

during the campaign.

[FrenchieCat]

43. And Jamie Ruben, her husband, was one of Wes Clark's Foreign policy

Advisor during the primaries, prior to joining the Kerry Campaign.

Bugging Christiane Amanpour would have gotten the Bush Admin all kind of info going on in; the news media, Democratic campaigns--and provide data on her "contacts". And her being one of the last "real" journalists.....this would be "heavy Duty" spying.

Nixon's wiretapping z'got nothin' on this son of a Bush!

[SnowGoose]

39. Kick, because BuyingThyme shouldn't have to do all the work.

eom

[Julius Civitatus]

40. The "librul media" hits a new low

How sycophantic can these weasels at NBC get? The Bush administration is ILLEGALLY SNOOPING on everyone, including reputated journalists, and NBC goes ahead and COLLABORATES in the illegal snooping by covering for the Bushies.

This is embarrassing!

:puke:

[sunnystarr]

41. Make sure to read the follow on at AmericaBlog

....

But before you say "yeah, go for it," consider the implications of tapping Christiane Amanpour's phones:

1. Such a wiretap would likely include her home, office, and cell phones, and email correspondence, at the very least.

2. That means anyone Christiane has conversed with in the past four years, at least by phone or email, could have had their conversation taped by the US government.

3. That also means that anyone who uses any of Christiane's telephones or computers (work or home) could also have had their conversation bugged.

4. This includes Christiane's husband, former Clinton administration senior official Jamie Rubin, who was spokesman for the State Department.

5. Jamie Rubin was also chief foreign policy adviser to General Wesley Clark's presidential campaign, and then worked as a senior national security adviser to John Kerry's presidential campaign.

6. Did Jamie Rubin ever use his home phone, his wife's work phone, his wife's cell phone, her home computer or her work computer to communicate with John Kerry or Wesley Clark? If so, those conversations would have been bugged if Bush was tapping Amanpour.

7. Did Jamie Rubin ever in the past four years communicate with any elected officials in Washington, DC - any Senators or members of the US House? Any senior members of the Democratic party?

8. Has Rubin spoken with Bill Clinton, his former boss, in the past 4 years?

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/01/what-it-means-to-john-kerry-wesley.html

I had no idea Jamie Rubin was Christiane Amanpour's husband. I sure hope someone recorded Andrea's missing disclosure.

[autorank]

42. Lies and the lying liars that tell them.

I say lets bring back MediaWhoresOnline.Com. It's time, we need her/him.

After the NYT one would think that there would be a work to the rule observance of journalistic ethics, particularly when it comes to holding back information that's relevant to the public discourse.

Well, if they're listening in on Christine, that's HUGE.

CM (corporate media), WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR MALFUNCTION?

[Garbo 2004]

44. According to NBC's response they edited because they are working on a

story they aren't yet ready to go public with. And apparently Mrs. Greenspan tipped their hand. As Americablog now notes, this suggests that NBC is working on a story that the gov't was surveilling, bugging Amanpour. Who's a great correspondent and is also married to a fellow active in Dem politics and campaigns, like Kerry's for example.

Oh please let these shitheads get publicly busted for that on the evening news.

[Nordmadr]

47. Doesn't change the fact that they reported it as a full

transcript when it was not. Well, what we really meant was...

BULLSHIT! Perhaps they do have a story, in which case, as pointed out, they just let the White House know it is coming, not that they would have needed to do it this way, unless Andrea Mitchell was just trying to toss out that warning on her own. I don't trust her for the truth any more than I trust Karl Rove. Anytime I see her on Hardball, she seems to be the spin meister for the Administration.

I am so tired of all this black is white, up is down bullshit! I'm gonna need meds! I get that pulsing heat sensation along the side of my skull and temples now on a regular basis reading this crap. A sure indicator that my head is likely to explode.

Olafr

[ginnyinWI]

48. patience!

A good souffle takes a while! If there is anything to this, NBC will report it. It's a scoop, and there is less and less reason to cover the WH's butt these days!

[Nordmadr]

51. I'm trying to be patient, but what I lack anymore, is

faith that any of these people really care about exposing truth and seeking justice. I'm seeing very little evidence of it these days. How much has to happen before the media and Congress do anything? How many people have to die and suffer? How many citizens have to be spat upon,kicked in the mud, and publicly derided? I'm one of those citizens, and I am really starting to take it personal. I AM WE THE PEOPLE. This IS a turning point. We are going to be a democracy or we are going to be a disctatorship. Which road shall we travel, and what mode of transportation are we going to use to get there?

Thanks for trying to urge patience. I just have very little left, and I worry the more we push, the more brazen they will become. Well, let's get it all out in the open then and see how this mess plays out.

Olafr

[autorank]

53. I'm willing to have patience in retrospect;)

You have a point but the souffle is about to vanish it's been baking so long. I hope you're right!

[Doctor_J]

49. Did crooks and liars download the video

before they edited it?

[sabra]

50. the full video never made the network news, just blips of the i-view

however, they published the "full" transcript... something is going on here...

[HR_Pufnstuf]

52. The Liberal Media Test

Name Five Liberals on TV.

[BuyingThyme]

55. kcik