Letters to the Editor
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Paid shill files glowing reports from Fallujah for NRO and Weekly Standard
Let’s not forget the glowing reports of Michael Fumento in National Review and the Weekly Standard. He always writes just what the military and the neo-cons want to hear – that’s what he’s paid to do
In 2005:
“Today Fallujah is on the mend and then some, a symbol of renewal and American-Iraqi cooperation….
“We’re certainly not trying to turn this into the equivalent of an American city,” says Williams. “But it will be first class for an Iraqi one and that’s going to win the hearts and minds of the people.” From the smiles, the thumbs up, the waves, and the cries of “Hello!” in Arabic I got from the children in even the worst parts of the city, I’d say they’re being won.”
And in May of 2006:
“But what’s happening now in Fallujah illustrates what must be done if we are to ultimately defeat the insurgents and terrorists throughout all of Iraq.”
Fumento has been in a “payola scandal” in the past and was dropped from Scripps Howard News Service for doing so. But that doesn’t keep him from still being imbedded with our military and writing for National Review and the Weekly Standard.
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