Reckless Journalism [IBD Editorial]

Media: It’s too bad that the skepticism of the dominant American media doesn’t extend to themselves. Their behavior is increasingly reckless.

Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s anger at the media is justified. Last week, the media couldn’t resist reporting on a commando raid then underway in Afghanistan. "Clearly it put at risk the individuals involved in the operation," Rumsfeld said.

"We cannot and will not provide information that could jeopardize the success of our efforts to root out and liquidate the terrorist networks that threaten our people," he said.

But many reporters are undaunted. Some are demanding that the American military let them join its special operations in Afghanistan. To this, Rumsfeld could only say, "I’m amazed at the question."

The narcissism of the elite media is indeed amazing. They appear to believe that their "right to know" is vastly more important than America’s success in the war. They behave as if their careers exceeded in value the lives of American soldiers.

These journalists act like men and women without a country. They proudly refuse to wear flag lapels and declare themselves "unbiased." They have no interest in the war, apparently, save their own.

These sophisticates, however, often betray a startling lack of sophistication. As the Media Research Center noticed, they have been gullibly reporting the claims of the Taliban.

CBS’s Leslie Stahl, for example, confidently spoke on "60 Minutes" of the American military hitting "civilians," though the reports of these deaths had come from the Taliban’s propaganda machine.

"Taliban officials say U.S. attacks have killed more than 200 people," said CBS’s Dan Rather. And when the Taliban claimed that an American bomb had hit a "hospital’" the press dutifully reported it.

Only now do we learn from the U.N. that the bomb struck a "hospital" inside a military compound. And the U.N. has no information on whether the bomb killed anyone.

Certain American journalists are eager to police the ethics of the military. "Do you worry that by withholding so much information and by withholding so much access that it may undermine the credibility ultimately of the United States government’s story of what’s going on?" demanded one reporter of Rumsfeld.

These journalists in the elite media should worry about their own credibility. The American people will not long suffer a media that play the useful idiot to the enemies that threaten them.

Hillary Clinton, our "contemporary" Lucrezia Borgia --- might she be a source of "ill will" --- From Arkanscide to ArkAnthracis?

What patience has she, to be the Senate leader?

How fast will she move up, if Daschle is removed?

It just can't be! Who would dare in American politics, to be so bold and take such a risk to gain power?

The same people who erased Vince Foster and got away with it; and who soiled the White House and got away with it; and arranged to subvert John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s financing at George Magazine, and etc.

Stuff right out of Machiavelli . . .

As incredible as it may seem.

And there's the rub. It's so monstrous, who would dare investigate?

William Daley --- scourge of the presidential elections last year --- is now high up at Evercore Partners, owners of American Media, Inc., in turn, the management of the National Enquirer.

A major chunk of the U.S. money which was supposed to go to Russia, instead, disappeared, and the guy in charge, Austin Beutner, became a partner with Roger Altman, late of the U.S. Treasury Asst. Secretariat (under Lloyd Bentson), to form (with New York environmentalist, David Offendsund{sp?}) ... Evercore Partners in New York ... with what money? Money intended for Russia?

From which New York state (not even a resident yet, but somehow having a stake), in turn, Hillary decides to be a U.S. Senator.

Roger Altman was the fellow who revealed investigation secrets to the Clintons; he tipped them off; but the public learned of his actions, and he had to leave the Clinton Administration, early on.

Later, Evercore Partners rather "coincidentally" hired away from Hachette-Filipachi{sp?}, one David Pecker, at the very moment when Hillary sought to divert the country from Bill Clinton's Impeachment Trial fate in the U.S. Senate.

Young John F. Kennedy, Jr. had tried to build some air of legitimate enterprise in the form of George Magazine. But to keep it running, was operating on funds supplied by David Pecker.

JFK, Jr. had wanted to run for the U.S. Senate; Sen. Patrick Moynihan was his mentor.

But Hillary wanted the slot, so yes indeed I do think it more than possible that Hillary arranged with her friends at Evercore Partners, to ruin the cash flow at George Magazine and thus give young JFK, Jr. enough troubles to keep him sidelined.

David Pecker left his top spot in France and came to the U.S., to take over American Media, Inc. How sweet a deal was that? From head of the world's largest publisher, to head of the National Enquirer and other "rags?"

Fact is, Hillary is the common thread:

To Daschle.
To American Media.
To John F. Kennedy, Jr.
To Vince Foster.
And some think, because of her administration's failings, to the Sept. 11th attacks.

Hillary's also been trying to lay blame on the "vast right-wing conspiracy."

She is the common thread to that, as well.

But then, that's just Hillary & Co. Among whom, and sour [literally as h___] about being "laid off," may be some party willing to make the aforementioned "statement" about their disgruntled-ness:

Backdraft.

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