Monday, July 03, 2006

US - New York Times continues the roll back.

After first alleging that the SWIFT program was a secret program known only to a few, now the Times says thousands knew about the program. They can't have it both ways as Michelle reports.

Powerline has more including this:

Eric Lichtblau’s story in the New York Times, June 22:

Bank Data Secretly Reviewed by U.S. to Fight Terror By ERIC LICHTBLAU and JAMES RISEN


Eric Lichtblau today, on CNN’s Reliable Sources:

“USA Today”, the biggest circulation in the country, the lead story on their front page four days before our story ran was the terrorists know their money is being traced, and they are moving it into—outside of the banking system into unconventional means. It is by no means a secret.


UPDATE

Here's a handy list of quotes noting how secrect the program was back then. Now, all of sudden the Times says it wasn't a secret.
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