It's a bad day when China Daily and Washington Post are equally (non-)credible.
It's certainly not over yet, by a long shot, but
Eason Jordan could learn a thing or two about handling
a flap like this. Unless he actually did
say the things attributed to him...
The only differences I can see between the two "quotes" is that in Bennett's version he uses more weasel words.
Warning: If people are having the same problem I'm having [words running off the screen], a standard copy-paste onto wordpad for the ability to read normally will result in a mess.
He said it then. And then he followed up with a more nuanced version of the same thing. He was not misquoted, and that is from his own mouth. His words, carefully thought out, and with a certain logic as well. We cannot cram American ideals down everyone's throat. No one is trying to do that. He even goes so far to say, in effect, that it is dangerous for us to call ourselves the 'Sole Superpower', because other nations would hate us.
But if you are the tallest guy in the room, it is healthy to realise you need to duck down before bumping into things hanging from the ceiling. If you are incredibly strong, it is good to realise that, rather than to say you 'can't lift that box' when you actually can. There are a lot of strong men who say, "I can't lift that box." So someone else tries and gets hurt. People might be jealous of someone strong, but the muscular wimp is worse.
What exactly is the difference between editorializing and helping people understand?
I thought his job was to see to it the facts got reported accurately.
So, let me see - if i understand this correctly, Bennett is claiming that he was "WAPO'ed"!!
(WAPO'ed - to be subjected to the same editorial policy that the Washington Posts employs against GW Bush, Republicans and conservatives)
Not very complex at all Phil Bennett. It's the same battle that has been going on for thousands of years. Life vs. death. Freedom vs. slavery. Truth vs. lie.
The complexity is in your own twisted mind and the mental dis-integration caused by reading the propaganda in the WaPo. The entire experience is like being drawn into a con-game and never being able to question the con man.
Bennett can quickly and easily set the record straight by releasing the tape and/or a transcript of the entire interview. I just sent him an e-mail asking him to do so.
He won't. Truth vs. lie.
Our dear friends the Chi-Coms. END SARCASM!!
She's cute, but can she dribble to her left?