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This article would have been stronger if it had contained a bit of introspection. Why did it require a UK paper to uncover this operation?

kai-zer 13y ago
UK reporter can't be subpoenaed? edit: nevermind, guess the reporter is an American...
- Amygaz 13y ago
  Because he knows where to get good fish and chips?
  - Amygaz 13y ago
    You guys are such idiots! Please more bad karma I beg for it!
- Umalu 13y ago
  The "UK reporter" is Glenn Greenwald, an American: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Greenwald http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Greenwald
- smackfu 13y ago
  Think he lives in Brazil though.
longone 13y ago
I agree. Investigative reporting in the US has been on a downturn for the last 15 years or so. Many newspapers have had to cut back on resources because of declining readership and its hard to expect decent investigative news from any of the network news stations because they are just pandering to their own audiences for ratings and whatnot. It also doesn't help the president Obama and his administration have been incredibly hard on journalists and those who leak information as we have learned over the last month. Even though it was the Guardian that was the paper that reported it, Glenn Greenwald, an American, is the author of the original article. Either way, I'm just happy this has come to the public eye and has confirmed many suspensions. I hope that this rallies enough support so either amendments to the Patriot Act can be made it can be repealed entirely.
Shivetya 13y ago
which of the major issues that the Obama Administration has the major US media broken recently? None. We have had nearly five years of a silent, complacent, if not compliant, major news media in the US. Sadly we have to resort to foreign news sources to get to the story. Don't be surprised if Al-Jazeera breaks a story before one of ours does.
- mullingitover 13y ago
  Well, given how the administration has treated publishers[1], who can blame them? [1] http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-13/world/39226618_1_classified-information-obama-administration-justice-department http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-13/world/39226618...
- jbm 13y ago
  Your comment implies that Al-Jazeera is a poor source of news. Is there a reason you feel that way, other than their lack of reporting on Qatar? I find that they have excellent coverage of Africa, Asia, and most of the Middle East. (Sorry if that wasn't your intention)
  - LukeShu 13y ago
    I think the implication was that Al-Jazeera does little coverage of the US.
  - jlgreco 13y ago
    Al Jazeera English is an excellent source of world news, but their focus really is not on the US, unlike most domestic news outlets. One would therefore normally suspect that they would be less likely to break major US news, but in reality I think most of us would expect the opposite.
- flyinRyan 13y ago
  It's always been like this. I left the US a decade ago and couldn't believe how different the news was once I was outside.

kai-zer 13y ago

UK reporter can't be subpoenaed? edit: nevermind, guess the reporter is an American...

Amygaz 13y ago
Because he knows where to get good fish and chips?
- Amygaz 13y ago
  You guys are such idiots! Please more bad karma I beg for it!
Umalu 13y ago
The "UK reporter" is Glenn Greenwald, an American: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Greenwald http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Greenwald
smackfu 13y ago
Think he lives in Brazil though.

longone 13y ago

I agree. Investigative reporting in the US has been on a downturn for the last 15 years or so. Many newspapers have had to cut back on resources because of declining readership and its hard to expect decent investigative news from any of the network news stations because they are just pandering to their own audiences for ratings and whatnot. It also doesn't help the president Obama and his administration have been incredibly hard on journalists and those who leak information as we have learned over the last month. Even though it was the Guardian that was the paper that reported it, Glenn Greenwald, an American, is the author of the original article. Either way, I'm just happy this has come to the public eye and has confirmed many suspensions. I hope that this rallies enough support so either amendments to the Patriot Act can be made it can be repealed entirely.

Shivetya 13y ago

which of the major issues that the Obama Administration has the major US media broken recently? None. We have had nearly five years of a silent, complacent, if not compliant, major news media in the US. Sadly we have to resort to foreign news sources to get to the story. Don't be surprised if Al-Jazeera breaks a story before one of ours does.

mullingitover 13y ago
Well, given how the administration has treated publishers[1], who can blame them? [1] http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-13/world/39226618_1_classified-information-obama-administration-justice-department http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-05-13/world/39226618...
jbm 13y ago
Your comment implies that Al-Jazeera is a poor source of news. Is there a reason you feel that way, other than their lack of reporting on Qatar? I find that they have excellent coverage of Africa, Asia, and most of the Middle East. (Sorry if that wasn't your intention)
- LukeShu 13y ago
  I think the implication was that Al-Jazeera does little coverage of the US.
- jlgreco 13y ago
  Al Jazeera English is an excellent source of world news, but their focus really is not on the US, unlike most domestic news outlets. One would therefore normally suspect that they would be less likely to break major US news, but in reality I think most of us would expect the opposite.
flyinRyan 13y ago
It's always been like this. I left the US a decade ago and couldn't believe how different the news was once I was outside.