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EMBEDDED: WEAPONS OF MASS DECEPTION
accept it as valid. Print reporters have nodded
with approval, although many had used this
material because it was leaked or planted, “ I
think one could take the stories I have highlighted
and ask some direct questions, he says.
How as it that the Washington Post took classified
information on the Jessica Lynch Story and
published it just the way the individual leaking it
by the government wanted? Why did the New
York Times let it be used by ‘intelligence officials’
on stories?...
“I have not heard any self-criticism from
reporters to whom I have talked.”
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But saddest of all was his next sentence:
“When I have talked to television reporters
and producers, my sense is that they believe the
story is just too complex to tell. That’s sad, but
probably true. Cynicism is the most disturbing
reaction I have found.”
Welcome to our media world. Colonel Sam.
Yes, its worse than you know and more pathetic
than you think.
Its time for those of us in the know to do all we
can to bring some of our “strategic influence” to
bear.
Let’s do it. ●