He picked those words very carefully, it is a well written piece. He is calling the families of soldiers traitors because he thinks speaking out is bad for the war? That is sad.
It doesn't fit his MO. But I'll let him defend his words, I was just giving my take on how I read it based on who wrote it.
I said that the families need to understand that they are being used every time they agree to these interviews REGARDLESS of their motivations. Do you really think you would see interviews with grieving families in WW II splattered all over the NY Times? No. But back then, the public trusted the media to be "American." These families need to understand that the media is NOT "American" anymore, and you can put that in your crack pipe and smoke it. No apologies here for what I wrote.