Media Lawyers Hit Back at Libby's 'Fishing Expedition'

[CatWoman]

WASHINGTON Lawyers for NBC News, The New York Times and Time Inc. accused a former White House aide Tuesday of threatening the integrity of their news gathering operations by seeking access to a wide range of documents in the CIA leak case.

The media lawyers, in separate filings, said I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, is on a "fishing expedition" with his request for documents from the news organizations.

They are asking U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton to block seven subpoenas seeking access to drafts of news articles, e-mails and notes generated by any and all of the news organizations' employees — not just the three reporters involved in the case.



http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002346124

[DELUSIONAL]

1. Libby is a whiny little bastard -- scared to go to jail?

[xultar]

3. Fuck yeah he has Prison Beeiatch written on his forehead already.

[H2O Man]

2. Nominated.

This is very important -- not just in how it plays in the Libby trial, but in the attack on attempts by the media to tell the truth. That may seem rare in the corporate media these days, but it can and does happen. Libby, Cheney & Co. want to reduce the media's ability to report on cases such as Plame and the neocon/AIPAC scandals.

[verse18]

4. "threatening the intergrity of their news gathering operations"?

:eyes:

[H2O Man]

5. Important thread.

I'd nominate it again, if I could.