WaPo: Petraeus Was Right

The Washington Post's editorial board noticed something over the last few weeks that many of us have pointed out all along. They discover that General David Petraeus told the truth about the improving situation in Iraq. They have also found out that hardly any news agency seems interested in reporting it: Full Story »

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Julian Friedland
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by Julian Friedland - Oct. 1, 2008

As usual for this reactionary rightist blog rag with not the slightest concern for the truth--just rabidly committed to ideology--this is entirely one-sided. Nothing about how Petraeus manipulated the casualty numbers to make them look good. And even if there is some shred of truth remaining to his report, it's really not newsworthy to point this out. That's his job. What IS newsworthy however is to point out how he may have been less than candid. That's what the media is primarily there to do. But people like Morrissey don't seem to grasp this mission of the fourth estate. It's an embarrassment to NewsTrust.

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