Letters to the Editor
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Williams' response
"Williams cited McCaffrey and Downing as proof that they did nothing wrong, and insists that his and their credibility simply ought to be beyond reproach because they are good, patriotic men."
I can see it now: The Greaterest Generation by Brian Williams.
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Oh Brian, it seems like yesterday when you were on Saturday Night Live.....
I hear Brian Williams is going to ask Hannah Montana to contribute to the NBC Nightly News. But she'll have to wear a flag pin, a red white and blue tube top, and a cross around her neck or the deal's off.
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critics of the U.S. military effort
They were tough, honest critics of the U.S. military effort in Iraq.
In hindsight its easier to get people to admit that the 2003 war debate included significant taboos that prevented honest debate about the merits of the invasion itself from taking place. But apparently there are still people who believe that the only center around which debate could take place is how many troops we should have devoted to the effort and whether we should have rushed to get the job done in March or could have waited until September. The idea of NOT INVADING AT ALL is still apparently officially off the table even to this day.
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thorough, Glenn, very thorough
Good piece. Thanks for keeping the fire burning on this issue, even when our terminally compromised corporate media tries to wish it away.
I had some respect for Tom Brokaw and I to wonder what he'd think about his successor's failings. Last I heard of Brokaw was him admonishing Chris Matthews (and the rest of the press corps) for the horserace-calling bent of New Hampshire primary coverage.
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Bravo Zulu
Glen,
I know you are probably sick of this Williams geek, but thanks for keeping at it--an excellent pounding, which he obviously needs and deserves.
I really don't find this at all amazing though--it seems completely business as usual to these MSM/News celebrities.
I'm so happy I don't watch this crud.
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well done
again, Glenn. I saw somebody already posted a comment citing the article from The Nation.
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When the revolution comes......
After living several years in the USSR during the Cold War, I feel like deja vu all over again in the US. Only change is now the TV news is in color.
Same censorship, intentional or otherwise.
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GE
Nothing else to say here.
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the age of obama/wright
This is the age of Obama/Wright.
No body ever does anything wrong. They are just misunderstood or victims of racism or a biased media.
Could you imagine if they actually took responsibility for what they say and do?
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Note the standard employed: Crude propaganda bad, Smoothe propaganda OK!
What Williams is directly endorsing is the notion that if there are disinformation campaigns being run against the public, it's okay for major news producers to join in as long as the newscasters and public aren't able to easily conclude at first viewing that it's crude propaganda:
All I can say is this: these two guys never gave what I considered to be the party line.
That's a pretty low bar. Basically as long as anyone comes on and sounds objective to Williams, they must be.
Wow. I hope they don't do science and criminal investigations the same way, otherwise we're screwed.
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Excellent work, Glenn
Just want you to know that your hard work is really appreciated. I'm a longime reader of yours and I'm so impressed at how well you nail this kind of stuff down. Brian Williams should be ashamed of himself, but he's so full of his Anchorman self, he'd never let shame get in the way.
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But....Williams KNOWS these men
Obviously, Williams believes that the masses who worship at his celebrity journalistic feet do not need to know this information.
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While we're talking about stories that get buried...
... how about another one: Wright's recent National Press Club appearance that caused Obama so much hassle was allegedly arranged by Rev. Dr. Barabara Reynolds, who is an enthusiastic supporter of ... wait for it ... Hillary Clinton.
So far, I have seen this mentioned only by the LA Times and Scoop.co.nz
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Time for some disclosure
Glenn, thanks for keeping this story alive. No matter where one resides in the political spectrum, this is a BIG story. Perhaps it is time for the American people to get the information about who really controls/owns the MSM, and find out why there seems to be a unilateral presentation of news about the Middle East events. We only have a free press if there is open discourse in the Major Media, where the vast majority of Americans get their information.
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Substantiation?
Great effort Mr. Greenwald.
Does this substantiate the work of Bob Somerby, who has documented the GE-Jack Welch Cabal for many years? See signature if you do not know about him.
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@ Jim White
GE
Nothing else to say here.
Sure there is. There's this:
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2870
Corporate media is essentially a subsidiary of the same people who control most of this country's defense contractors, financial businesses, and pharmaceutical companies. All of the same industries who should be under the most scrutiny are in a position to make sure it rarely if ever gets to that point.
A conspiracy theory isn't necessary here, because a conspiracy in this situation would be redundant.
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ROFLMAO
*** This is the age of Obama/Wright. No body ever does anything wrong. They are just misunderstood or victims of racism or a biased media. ****
ROFLMAO!!! Misunderstood victims/media bias has been the Clintons' battle cry since 1992. Vast right-wing conspiracy anyone?
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curious
The only "criticism" that Williams cites is a hawkish one: they should have sent more troops in. The fact that there were not more troops to be sent in is somehow irrelevant. Williams does not even begin to fathom the criticism that the generals were engaged in paid propaganda. Like most of today's TV anchors, Williams is simply not smart enough to understand the issues that are associated with the power of the position he's in.
That's not a coincidence. Most TV anchors are selected for their intellectual malleability and their ability to adhere to the corporate viewpoint. Any pretense of putting journalistic responsibilities ahead of their obligations to their employer went out the window decades ago.
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Lewis
Surely it's not accurate to label Bernard Lewis as a "scholar" in quotation marks,implying that he's a fake or his scholarship is irremediably shoddy. I don't have to agree with him to acknowledge the facts: he taught at Princeton and has written or edited close to two dozen books, many of them well-reviewed. As a former academic with some academic publishing myself, his credentials make him look like a legitimate scholar to me and would to other academics, past or present, whatever they think of his biases.