John / Billybob
John / Billybob
Good work, and thank you.
Very good, thoughtful, article putting things in perspective.
The New York Times was founded in 1851, and took its present name in 1857. Therefore, the paper was around to cover eight of America’s eleven major wars, beginning with the Civil War. It would be a simple matter for any reporter to cover the following war story without leaving the building: “Compare and contrast the Times coverage of this war with the other seven major wars since 1851.” How often did the Times dwell on errors and setbacks to the American forces in those other wars? How often did it publish information that could have gotten American civilians or soldiers killed in those other wars?I’ve done some rough research on this comparison. I’ll bet a steak dinner, your choice of place, with any editor of the Times, on the outcome of honest coverage of that comparative war story. I believe it would be that the Times has printed far more stories denigrating the American war efforts and offering information potentially helpful to America’s enemies in the War on Terror than during any other war the Times has covered. Yet the Times hasn’t dared to research and print such an obvious story, because of the consequences.
If the coverage has changed so greatly, what explains the difference? Has America changed, so it and its citizens are less worthy of defense today than they were then? Has the nature of war changed – or is it still that we kill our enemies until the surviving ones decide to stop killing Americans? Or has the Times itself changed? Has it decided editorially that it takes no position on the outcome of the War on Terror, and isn’t interested in whether the printing of a particular story can cause Americans, in uniform and civilians, to be killed as a result?
Well said Sir , well said indeed
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alfa6 ;>}
Interesting read - but for the quoted remark. No particular value? By whom is the measure of "value" made? Psalms Ch.116 V.15 says, "Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints."
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Az
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