E. J. Dionne Jr. Getting the chills:( or keeping facts from people) W O W

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6394-2004Dec16.html

Getting the Chills
By E. J. Dionne Jr.
Friday, December 17, 2004; Page A33

Dear citizens, are you feeling the chill?

There is a quiet campaign being waged against your right to know things. God forbid that ordinary folks should learn more about what government officials and others among the powerful might be up to. Consider a few episodes of a larger story:

Last week Army officials barred Denver Post reporters from Fort Carson in Colorado. Were the scribes getting in the way of our troops? Nope. The Army was angry because the newspaper had published a story about soldiers who were unhappy with their health care.



Now, according to The Post, the Justice Department has been asked to consider opening a criminal investigation into leaks about the satellite program. Will laws designed to keep secrets from our enemies be invoked to keep secrets from the taxpayers?


All these cases are too often cast as instances in which journalists and "media organizations" are protecting themselves and their friends. But newspapers and networks will keep making money whether inside information flows like a mighty river or trickles like a sad little creek. Who is hurt most when citizens fail to learn about bribe-taking, discontented soldiers or out-of-control intelligence programs? You know the answer, and it's chilling.

[napi21]

1. Sure not good for the RW when their own speak against them!

I rarely ever listen to EJ. I don't like his ideas, and hate the sound of his voice, but I know things are getting bad when there's discontent within the troops (and I don't mean the military!)

[HuckleB]

4. Dionne is no RWinger.

Where did you get that idea?

[The Zanti Regent]

5. From the Daily Howler

Look at Bob Somerby's archives at

www.dailyhowler.com

You'll see what a liar ol' EJ is!

[HuckleB]

7. So they disagree.

That doesn't make Dionne a liar, and it definitely doesn't make him a Right Winger. Why don't you read Dionne's columns for yourself? You might develop your own opinion.

[impeach the gop]

2. Did this reporter just wake up?

This blows my mind. We've been living in Stalingrad
ever since the "everything changed after you know what
date" made the toxic twit think he would take over the
world!!!

Maybe others will wake up from the spell they've been
stuck in. We could use some more boots on the ground
so we can kick his sorry ass off the planet.

[stray cat]

3. E.J. Dionne wrote "Stand Up Fight Back" to rally against the republicans

I liked the book and the message. He wants independents and democrats to unite against the republicans and kick them out of office.

[rodeodance]

6. I have read many good articles by Dionne also. lets not kill the messenge

in this story.