Neocon US Colonel Calls for Military Attacks on "Partisan Media"

Col. Ralph Peters pens an outrageous essay, writing that journalists "have positioned themselves as protected-species combatants."

A new report for a leading neoconservative group which pushes a belligerent “Israel first” agenda of conquest in the Middle East suggests that in future wars the US should make censorship of media official policy and advocates “military attacks on the partisan media.” (H/T MuzzleWatch) The report for JINSA, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, was authored by retired US Army Colonel Ralph Peters. It appears in JINSA’s “flagship ... Full Story »

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Kenneth Sibbett
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Jun. 1, 2009

While this story was written by a liberal reporter, it doesn't change the facts that a rogue U.S. Colonel wants to kill reporters who report from the front.

Obama better jump on this idiot with both feet. You cannot have your officer's making policy, especially when it comes to the media, and the murder of journalists. This is outrageous.

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