"Remember SWIFT? The New York Times exposed American efforts to track terrorist funding through the global banking system in 2006, leading to an almost-immediate cessation of cooperation from our Western allies, including Canada, thanks to the publicity it generated. The fact that it was both legal and effective didn’t change the minds of editors at the NYT in running the story, part of a series of exposes the Times ran on the Bush administration’s efforts to find and destroy terrorist networks around the world.
With the Obama administration now signing a new deal to pursue financial transactions through SWIFT, will the Times be a-changing?"
