Paul Steiger Quotations

We applaud the Senate Armed Services Committee's action. We are hopeful that the U.S. military will now take actions to increase checkpoint safety as well as deal with the prolonged, open-ended detention of journalists in Iraq.

Only extreme circumstances such as clear and present danger to innocent people could justify the threat of jail to gain the name of a confidential informant.

I look forward to hearing from you further on this matter so that we can coordinate Danny's safe and timely release.

I strongly suspect that there is a relationship between the rise in deaths and incarcerations abroad and the infringement of press freedom at home.

I would like you to know that she is greatly distressed over Danny's situation. She hopes that you will come to understand that keeping Danny will not alter U.S. Government policy or accomplish your goals.

I would like you to know that she is greatly distressed over Danny's situation, ... She hopes that you will come to understand that keeping Danny will not alter U.S. Government policy or accomplish your goals.

We've got a full team in place, and people know what to do, ... I'm absolutely confident that there won't even be a hiccup.

When I started, one of the big selling points of the Wall Street Journal was that it had complete stock stats. Truck drivers and teachers were buying the Journal because it was the best place to find that material. Now that data is everywhere.

There's no good purpose in keeping this dedicated, honorable, committed professional in jail.

The United States, long a bastion of press freedom, may have contributed to these disturbing trends.

Danny is a professional journalist and has been for more than eleven years. He is well known internationally as a reporter. Currently, he is in Pakistan to provide objective coverage of ongoing events. He has never worked for the CIA or the U.S. Government in any capacity.

I've felt this for years, ... We don't want to hand over our readers to the tender mercies of our competitors when the news is fresh.

No matter how many traps you set, if someone is determined to violate the culture, they can.

They can do this by providing us with a photo of Danny holding today's newspaper,