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NY Times names WOT's dead; tosses their heroism
9/11 Families for America ^ | October 30, 2007 | Tim Sumner

Posted on 10/31/2007 2:03:42 PM PDT by Sergeant Tim

What explains the New York Times' ten-day delay in reporting that U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy would be posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor? The short answer is some people never change...

... Since 9/11, on all battlefields, more than 4,000 American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines have earned and been awarded the top six medals for valor, the Bronze Star with ‘V’ device and higher. Conversely, the Times has written and published but four straight stories about the battlefield heroics of the War on Terror's most highly decorated troops -- and not one time has even their heroism made the Times' front page.

(Excerpt) Read more at 911familiesforamerica.org ...


TOPICS: Government; History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: heroes; media; mediabias; michaelmurphy; nytimes; wot

1 posted on 10/31/2007 2:03:45 PM PDT by Sergeant Tim
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To: Repub4bush; rightinthemiddle; andyk; tiredoflaundry; sono; RasterMaster; markedmannerf; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 10/31/2007 2:04:52 PM PDT by Sergeant Tim (In the War on Terror, there is no place to run from here.)
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To: Sergeant Tim

I sincerely hope that more people will stop buying the New York Times. I live about 70 miles from NYC, and many of the supermarkets around here carry it.


3 posted on 10/31/2007 2:16:35 PM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Sergeant Tim

That’s quite an exposé you’ve written. Thank you for pinging me to it.


4 posted on 10/31/2007 2:17:12 PM PDT by eastsider
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To: Dr. Scarpetta

I live about 70 miles from NYC, and many of the supermarkets around here carry it. ............. That’s because the NYC Libs have infiltrated your area.


5 posted on 10/31/2007 2:26:06 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Staying home or voting 3rd Party, Elects Hillary!)
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To: Sergeant Tim

Rupert Murdoch can’t put a stake in this vampire’s heart soon enough.


6 posted on 10/31/2007 2:36:39 PM PDT by sono (Hillary's Campaign Theme Song? Donovan, "Season of The Witch")
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To: Sergeant Tim

All The News That Fits their agenda

Great post Tim


7 posted on 10/31/2007 5:36:50 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Duncan Hunter '08 Tough on WOT & Illegals)
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