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Interview with Aaron Brown on NYT "military analyst" story

The former CNN news anchor speaks about his program's use of retired generals as war commentators and about his war coverage generally.
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  • Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:18 AM

    Dies Hard

    The reporting on war, and the rumors of war, has become, after much deliberate effort, of a piece with the military fiction (mil-porn?) which passes for entertainment with so many Americans. Besides, what is just about most Americans experience with military affairs? Mostly, seeing movies or TV shows about it or playing games (God help us) which purport simulate some aspect of militarised conflict. Before any factual reporting could be done, a lifetime's worth of military pap would have to be deconstructed.

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