Posted on 07/12/2010 10:01:39 PM PDT by John R. Guardiano
The Pentagon says it’s not censoring anyone and technically this may be true. But a policy of defacto censorship seems to have descended upon the U.S. military.
The appointment of Marine Corps General James N. Mattis to head up Central Command (CENTCOM) is, of course, very good news. Mattis, after all, may well be America’s greatest living general. He certainly is one of the most intellectually formidable advocates of counterinsurgency warfare.
However, Mattis’ appointment –- or, to be more precise, the reaction to his appointment amongst reporters and by the Pentagon leadership — raises troubling doubts about whether the American elite understand and are committed to free speech.
Security risks with press passes is all the current crop of MSM presstitutes are IMO........
Doom on em .....
Either the Obama administration did zero homework on him before they allowed Gates to appoint him, or they know his style.
I bet Gen Mattis publicly quits the job as CENTCOM commander within 6 months. He won't be allowed to fight radical Islam, because the Obamas won't let him.
I don't see how this will fit.....at all.
A good article should have a who, what, when, where, why. Yours has none of this.
I went to the link to see if something was missing and got this.
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Sorry about that. Not sure why link isn’t working. I thought I checked the link when I posted last night. I’ll post again. Thanks for the heads-up.
John
Thanks, and again, welcome. I appreciate the reply to my email, also. I do like your writing.
Larry,
Sorry the link got messed up. I think I now know why: the apostrophe at the end of Mattis’ never seemed to make it into the link.
In any case, here’s the link:
“General Mattis’ Appointment Raises Free Speech Concerns”
Regards,
John
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