Global War on Terror Watch: GOP House Leadership to Introduce Resolution Condemning New York Times for Publishing the Secret Details of SWIFT Bank Data Anti-Terrorism Program

House Republican leaders are expected to introduce a resolution today condemning The New York Times for publishing a story last week that exposed government monitoring of banking records.

The resolution is expected to condemn the leak and publication of classified documents, said one Republican aide with knowledge of the impending legislation.

The resolution comes as Republicans from the president on down condemn media organizations for reporting on the secret government program that tracked financial records overseas through the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), an international banking cooperative.

This resolution should have been introduced today. A resolution revoking the New York Times’ Press credentials trivializes the disgraceful conduct of the New York and Los Angeles Times. However, a resolution condemning these newspapers for an egregious breach of the public trust is a different matter. A censure resolution of both newspapers would be the most appropriate.

Also, the Senate and House Intelligence Committees should call for hearings and subpoena Bill Keller, Dean Baquet, Eric Lichtblau and James Risen to testify and reveal the government sources of the leaked SWIFT Program.

Hugh Hewitt has Congressional Indifference to Newspaper Assistance to Terrorists

Look, the flag amendment presents an interesting debate, but the national security does not turn on its fate.

Last week’s Senate resolution and the House resolution the week before mattered a great deal, but their effect is being reduced by inaction by the House and Senate on the real damage done by the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

So, where’s the leadership, the draft resolutions, the debate and the vote? What’s the plan? A letter from Chairman Roberts is great, but it isn’t the First Branch speaking to the Fourth, which is what needs to happen. Soon.

Looks like Hugh will get his request…….

Stay tuned……

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