20060627 KDDC Bill Keller attempts to defend the indefensible

Bill Keller attempts to defend the indefensible

June 27th, 2006

Letter From Bill Keller on The Times's Banking Records Report

Published: June 25, 2006

"The following is a letter Bill Keller, the executive editor of The Times, has sent to readers who have written to him about The Times's publication of information about the government's examination of international banking records:

"I don't always have time to answer my mail as fully as etiquette demands, but our story about the government's surveillance of international banking records has generated some questions and concerns that I take very seriously. As the editor responsible for the difficult decision to publish that story, I'd like to offer a personal response."

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