The NY Times once again shows its complete lack of patriotism.

I have to admit, however, that this is first rate investigative journalism. The type we see far too little of these days. These reporters are to be commended for their professional skill. A job well done, however, may still be a moral wrong.

In the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai, WWII British POWs led by Colonel Nicholson (memorably played by Alec Guiness) build a railroad bridge for the Japanese in Southeast Asia. Pride in their impressive technical accomplishment blinds them to the fact that they are lending support to the enemy in wartime.

Similarly, the NY Times reporters have an impressive achievement to their credit, but one that lends support to the enemies to our country in wartime.

The real failure here is in editorial discretion. The decision to run the story at this time was wrong. I do not suggest that the NY Times editors should have spiked the story, instead they should have shown it to the CIA and given them some months to shut down the enterprises at issue and set up alternate front companies. Unfortunately, the men who are in these companies right now are at great personal risk – due mainly to the moral blindness of the NY Times.

To paraphrase Barry Goldwater: neutrality in a war between good and evil is not a virtue. We can all only hope that the NY Times recognizes this someday.
- posted by Thomas @ 8:43 AM