Posted on 06/13/2006 6:58:10 AM PDT by the Real fifi
I have no inside knowledge of what happened in Haditha, of course, but I can examine media stories for sourcing and quality of reporting. When the reports in Time Magazine and others are subjected to close scrutiny, there is much less solid evidence than one would expect a major media enterprise would require before making sensational charges against our military in wartime. All the more reason to presume the Marines’ innocence until proven guilty, and to read with suspicion reports that condemn Kilo Company’s actions in Haditha.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
We don't know what happened. But I am certain it is not even close to what the MSM and Murtha have been trumpeting.
'The MSM is in the grip of what occultists call an "egregore," a Group Mind, that obstructs normal rational processes and gives an irrestible emotional attraction to false information.
'I thought that was "algore."'
Does David Gregory's middle name begin with an e?
I heard that too. It would violate their religious beliefs.
Those few words speak volumes about the quality and veracity of the reporting by Time and the rest of the MSM on this event. I'm sure there will be many more corrections in the near future.
Thanks for the post and the ping.
Ping.
Thanks pissant, you may like this:
The Stone Age Press has become nothing more than a giant Echo Chamber where all the reporters write for each other. The group think has become so predictable that if you read or hear one reporter you’ve herd them all. Where has all the original thought or creativity gone in an industry that is based on painting history with words? There are two main forces blowing through PravdABDNC that are stifling all diversity of thought. The first is the absolute bias towards the DNC and the other is the fear of going against their Establishment.
Is there any wonder that the Conservative writers continually have best sellers while liberals only have cellars? America is starved for writers they agree with, yet they are continually insulted by scribes who show nothing but contempt for them and their way of life. This is no way to expand your business or even keep the customers you already have. This Country is divided 52-48% Republican, yet the reporters of history are 90% Democrat. How can they writet about a Conservative Country when they have no desire to understand it?
How has this Industry become so disenfranchised from it’s customer base? Simple really, the reporters write for each other and know that if they all agree then virtually nobody can be wrong. Take for example the election, even though GW had always polled the lead, the press hoped that Kerry would close at the end and take Florida. To predict otherwise would put you in the minority and if you were wrong you would have to explain why you went against the common group thought. If you were right then the group will just say that it was an upset and cover their error. Since everyone is in agreement there is no threat to lose face and maintain your expert status since you were all fooled. If you are wrong by yourself you have more explaining to do.
This is how the Stoned Agers have maintained such catch phrases as Bush Lied, WMD, pre-emptive 18 month rushed into, go it alone coalition. This allows lies to be maintained with none of the established reporters willing to buck the tide even had they wanted. All of the awards and front page stories are given to the scribes who are the most established and those are the ones who do not take risks. Now all of the front page reporters are complete DNC spokesmen which leaves a vacuum of divergent thought. Everybody wants their little awards and will do what it takes to receive those awards. You sure won’t soon see Ann Coulter’s name on those little dust catchers.
The major drum & bugle we are going hear over the next couple years will be that Harpy clinton is an automatic for President. None of these ancients will go against the group-think since it will put them out on a limb along with the caster nation of their peers. Nobody will give an honest evaluation of her lack of warmth/humility or shrieking skills. Imagine her telling self deprivating humor? So we will hear nothing except what a great candidate/screecher she is. The fact is that she is a lousy candidate, a poor debater and sagging in the polls. She very may well lose her Senate seat in a “huge” upset. You read it here first and the Old York Times, have they endorsed yet; will make excuses.
The lack of diversity and creativity will be the death of these Dinosnores. With a sophisticated audience and a shortened attention span these old formulas no longer work. When most information was stored and researched in books, attention spans could tolerate boring one sided drivel. With the advent of 24 hour news and the internet we no longer have the time or patience to tolerate their droll.
What was once an industry supposedly filled with truth seekers is now a megaphone of the DNC. That and the lack of an original thought over the past 20 or so years and you have the Stone Age Press up to it’s nostrils in the tarpits of histoir. The literal bankruptcy of that industry would bring about a truly Free Press that not only has the political freedom but an intellectual freedom that has long been lost. It is heartwarming to see these pretty boy reporters in their death shakes as they invent scandal after scandal in a transparent attempt to return to their glory. This phony arrogance is driving more and more customers away from their crumbling monopoly.
You can bet that the Buggy manufacturers had the same condescending smirks on their faces as the Model T splashed mud on their freshly polished shoes.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
The Haditha Marines are NOT in chains. There is another group also accused of wrong doing, the Hamdaniya Marines. A third group, the Ishaqi Marines were recently cleared.
I beg your prayers for the Haditha Marines, the Hamdaniya Marines in shackles and solitary confinement and otherwise now known as the Pendleton 8, the Ishaqi Marines who were recently cleared, and their families.
I hate what the j-school hacks have done to the press!!
Did anyone think it was curious that they found an M-16 in Al Zarq's not-so-safe-house?
Was he just a collector of American war trophies or was something else in the planning? Could it have been used to fake a war crime?
Did anyone think it was curious that they found an M-16 in Al Zarq's not-so-safe-house?
Was he just a collector of American war trophies or was something else in the planning?
I wouldn't be surprised if the enemy has a number of these weapons to manufacture atrocities. Go to Riehlworld today to see about media carelessness in reporting about Hamdaniya. And then to Hot Air blog or Michelle Malkin to read about the CAIR manufactured Hadji Girl "scandal". And what is it with the Marine officers that they are doing so little to protect their own men against such outrageous, badly sourced claims?
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