The military and the media, the war in Iraq, etc
I’ve got a lot going on this morning, but I wanted to pass along to you a few articles/blogposts that relate to the Iraq war:
NYT slips up yet again
First, it was the story on the man claiming to be (but who wasn’t) the hooded Iraqi in the photo that came to symbolize the abuses at Abu Ghraib. Now, there’s this:
AP wants more Loven-style reporting
Last Saturday, I blogged about the AP’s dropping of any pretense of objectivity, and presented as evidence a piece written by Jennifer Loven, the headline of which read “Bush Using Straw-Man Arguments in Speeches.” In that blogpost, I noted with links as to how Loven herself was the one engaging in a strawman argument, and also pointed to post written by John at Powerline back in September 2004 which noted Loven’s DNC talking-points-style of reporting.
The consequences of losing in Iraq
On the heels of Rich Lowry’s defeatist Democrat theme (which I blogged about here) and W. Thomas Smith, Jr.’s piece on the potential negative effect on Iraq war pulblic opinion thanks to media mis-reporting on Operation Swarmer (blogged about here) comes this editorial from the WSJ that discusses the consequences of the US failing in Iraq:
Rare praise for the President from the WaPo
Wonders never will cease:
President holds press conference today
It focused primarily on Iraq and the economy. Read more about it here.