Steven Erlanger, writing in the New York Times, tells us: "Alan Rusbridger, the mop-haired, soft-spoken editor of The Guardian newspaper, finds himself in a shadowy battle with the British government over purloined secrets..."
Mr Erlanger should be advised that the battle is only shadowy because the Guardian is suppressing the story.
The smashing of the computers occurred in July, but was only reported yesterday. The involvement of the Cabinet Secretary (one of the most important people in the United Kingdom) has only been reported today. What else is the Guardian sitting on?
In terms of dramatic incident and compelling narrative the story would normally be very valuable to a national newspaper - the Luddite smashing of machines; the menacing presence of secret agents holding hammers; the elusive involvement of the Cabinet Secretary; the global movement of foreigners (homosexual BME foreigners!) allegedly stealing "our" secrets; the use of oblique legal powers to apprehend the courier of the enemy cabal; the threats of retaliation against the United Kingdom by the mouthpiece of an American traitor (traitor to the Americans that is) based in Russia and beholden to the Russian government...
As a story this is worthy of Le Carre.
And yet the Guardian is coy about reporting it - and in a slow news season!
What on earth is the Guardian up to?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/world/europe/british-news-organization-has-advantages-in-secrets-battle-with-government.html?hp&_r=0
Mr Erlanger should be advised that the battle is only shadowy because the Guardian is suppressing the story.
The smashing of the computers occurred in July, but was only reported yesterday. The involvement of the Cabinet Secretary (one of the most important people in the United Kingdom) has only been reported today. What else is the Guardian sitting on?
In terms of dramatic incident and compelling narrative the story would normally be very valuable to a national newspaper - the Luddite smashing of machines; the menacing presence of secret agents holding hammers; the elusive involvement of the Cabinet Secretary; the global movement of foreigners (homosexual BME foreigners!) allegedly stealing "our" secrets; the use of oblique legal powers to apprehend the courier of the enemy cabal; the threats of retaliation against the United Kingdom by the mouthpiece of an American traitor (traitor to the Americans that is) based in Russia and beholden to the Russian government...
As a story this is worthy of Le Carre.
And yet the Guardian is coy about reporting it - and in a slow news season!
What on earth is the Guardian up to?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/world/europe/british-news-organization-has-advantages-in-secrets-battle-with-government.html?hp&_r=0
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