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The Bolton Papers
Author: Raine
Date: 01/30/2020 14:11:22
Have you seen the movie The Post? It "depicts the true story of attempts by journalists at The Washington Post to publish the Pentagon Papers, classified documents regarding the 20-year involvement of the United States government in the Vietnam War." Part of the plot description from Wikipedia: I mention this because earlier this week the NYT published an excerpt from former National Security adviser, John Bolton's book. Yesterday, the WH threatened Bolton in a letter.
From CNN
John Bolton has written a number of books, and like him or not, he knows about national security issues. He is not naive or dumb. He simply wouldn't write a book full of top-secret information. What the White House is doing, at a minimum, is stifling freedom of speech.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Simon & Schuster (the publisher) and the NYT must make sure this book sees the light of day. We MUST see the Bolton Papers, sooner rather than later. Our free press is truly at stake.
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Raine
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Secretary McNamara, a long-time friend, forewarns Graham that The New York Times is publishing an unflattering story featuring him. The story, another example of the Times' ability to get scoops while The Post languishes, is an exposé of the government's long-running deception regarding the Vietnam War. However, a court injunction quickly halts the Times from publishing further articles on the subject.
Post assistant editor Ben Bagdikian tracks down former colleague Ellsberg as the source for the leak. Ellsberg provides him copies of the same material given to the Times. Hand-picked Post reporters pore over mounds of pages, searching for additional headline stories. The Post's attorneys advise against publishing the material, lest the Nixon administration files criminal charges against them. Graham confers with McNamara, Bradlee, and trusted Post chairman, Fritz Beebe, agonizing about publishing. Bradlee, a close friend of former President John F. Kennedy, tells Graham that their politician friends (including JFK, as shown in the documents) abused their friendships by lying to them; her friendship with McNamara must not factor in on whether to publish. The situation intensifies when the Post's lawyers discover that Bagdikian's source is the same as the Times's, possibly putting Graham in contempt of court and potentially destroying the newspaper and her family legacy. Alternately, if the legal challenges are overcome, the Post could emerge as a significant journalistic institution. Graham runs the story.
From CNN
In a letter to Bolton's lawyer, a top official at the National Security Council wrote the unpublished manuscript of Bolton's book "appears to contain significant amounts of classified information" and couldn't be published as written.
The letter, which is dated January 23, said some of the information was classified at the "top secret" level, meaning it "reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave harm to the national security."
"The manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information," the letter read.
John Bolton has written a number of books, and like him or not, he knows about national security issues. He is not naive or dumb. He simply wouldn't write a book full of top-secret information. What the White House is doing, at a minimum, is stifling freedom of speech.
Simon & Schuster (the publisher) and the NYT must make sure this book sees the light of day. We MUST see the Bolton Papers, sooner rather than later. Our free press is truly at stake.
& Raine
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