NationStates Jolt Archive

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/30/D8IIK2HG0.html

First you print a story, then doggedly stick to it, and then retract a huge portion of the story. Modern US "journalism" in effect.

USA Today acknowledged in a "note to our readers" Friday that it could not establish that BellSouth or Verizon contracted with the National Security Agency to provide it with customer calling records, as it previously reported.

But spokesman Steve Anderson said "this is an important story that holds up well. At the heart of our report is the fact that NSA is collecting phone call records of millions of Americans."

"What we address in the editors' note," he said, "deals with the fact that we originally reported that the telephone companies were working under contract with the NSA. We've concluded that we cannot establish that BellSouth or Verizon entered into a contract with the NSA to provide the bulk calling records."

So they aren't actually retracting the story, they are just saying they cannot prove the claim.........

So they aren't actually retracting the story, they are just saying they cannot prove the claim.........

If you can't back up the story...

If you can't back up the story...

... claim you invaded to "liberate."

... claim you invaded to "liberate."
*Eats Baguetten*

mmm...French Stick.

*Drools*

... claim you invaded to "liberate."
I just laughed beer through my nose reading that one. You funny bastard.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/30/D8IIK2HG0.html

First you print a story, then doggedly stick to it, and then retract a huge portion of the story. Modern US "journalism" in effect.
Makes me wonder if they got their tip in a letter written with an IBM Selectic?

*Eats Baguetten*

Out, I should hope.

mmm...French Stick.

*Drools*

Je ne suis pas français, mais ne le laissez pas vous arrêter.

First you print a story, then doggedly stick to it, and then retract a huge portion of the story.

indeed

now that they have retracted their story, which loudly claimed that "bellsouth and verison spying on americans", we can all move on.

because that's what the story was about. certainly nothing about a massive government domestic spying program which has be acknowledged to exist now. of course not.

So they aren't actually retracting the story, they are just saying they cannot prove the claim.........
Elvis LIVES!

indeed

now that they have retracted their story, which loudly claimed that "bellsouth and verison spying on americans", we can all move on.

because that's what the story was about. certainly nothing about a massive government domestic spying program which has be acknowledged to exist now. of course not.
It's pretty much a given that governments will do this when they grow big enough and have been in place long enough. Unless, of course, major actions are taken to limit government interference. But somehow I doubt you would agree with those actions.

*Eats Baguetten*

mmm...French Stick.

*Drools*

Hey, that's Freedom Bread buddy.

It's pretty much a given that governments will do this when they grow big enough and have been in place long enough. Unless, of course, major actions are taken to limit government interference. But somehow I doubt you would agree with those actions.

Yeah, why would an anarchist agree with limiting government interference? Free Soviets! You've been served!

*Eats Baguetten*

mmm...French Stick.

*Drools*
hehehehe :D you and your english humour... how do you people do it?... hehehe

Yeah, why would an anarchist agree with limiting government interference? Free Soviets! You've been served!
Except anarchy eventually will collapse and is not viable at anything approaching a long term. Instead you would have out of the chaos that is true anarchy rise authoritarian governments and given the lack of cohesion of anarchic societies, the government would soon take over. Thus ending up with the problem he is complaining of.

Except anarchy eventually will collapse and is not viable at anything approaching a long term. Instead you would have out of the chaos that is true anarchy rise authoritarian governments and given the lack of cohesion of anarchic societies, the government would soon take over. Thus ending up with the problem he is complaining of.


You're not even trying anymore, are you?

You're not even trying anymore, are you?

it's like conversing with a tree stump

it's like conversing with a tree stump

This is unfair on the stump. It has potential to move on to bigger things. Shameless stump discrimination, here.