[Cecily]

I think they all know the facts very well. They just don’t want to touch the subject.

[BuckeyeTexan]

You may be right in that assessment. Considering that angle, perhaps Bret Baier covered the story a) because it was on Drudge and therefore necessary to weigh in and b) because it was a political connection to the military, which is always news (e.g. overseas military votes every election.)