" His allegation -- that coalition soldiers in Iraq mistook journalists for enemies and killed them"
He didn't say they mistook them from enemies, although they are, he said they were targeting journalists, without any modifier.
If Thatcher is going to write a piece, he should get his heart right. No one would have had a problem with Jordan had he included the modifier "mistook"
Thatcher didn't write it.
Thatcher didn't write the piece. Thatcher merely posted it.
And her heart is right.
IMO the dilution of what Jordan said by this journalist was probably deliberate. Downplay what your guy did, make up charges and question the motives of the other side, and before you know it the article portrays Jordan in a sympathetic light.
IMO the dilution of what Jordan said by this journalist was probably deliberate. Downplay what your guy did, make up charges and question the motives of the other side, and before you know it the article portrays Jordan in a sympathetic light. Look at the use of adjectives - "conservative bloggers" - but no mention of Jordan's political sympathies. No mention that "liberal" Chris Dodd was aghast at what Jordan said. And no mention of Jordan kissing up with Saddam and downplaying Saddam's atrocities in order to maintain access for CNN in Iraq.
The irony is, this guy is probably receiving a sh**storm of email as we speak, detailing his every misstatement and omission. And he's probably deleting them all, except for the ones that call him names, to use in his next column about how uncivilized and rude all the bloggers are.