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White House Forces Censorship of New York Times
VE3OGG writes "It would seem that scientists are not the only ones facing censorship from the White House. According to several news sources the New York Times originally had intended to run an article co-authored by a former employee of the National Security Council, critical of the current administration's policies toward Iran. The article had passed the CIA's publication review board, but was later redacted on orders from the White House. Article authors Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann were former advisers to the White House, and thus all of their publications are scrutinized by a board before they can be published. Of the numerous documents this pair has published since leaving their positions, they say this was the first that was actively censored.
I know I don't have to summarize the story again for you. The controversy here is plenty real. What you suggest amounts to the paper of record ignoring possibly criminal (that's right, fraud is illegal) action by our elected government. What is wrong with you? Yawn as much as you want, it won't make this go away.
No, a system with proper checks and balances should redact the article on the advisement of either board. On one side you have a question of national security, and on the other side you have an ex-NSA guy who wants his name in the NYT. Hmm, tough choice.