Tuesday, June 10, 2014

News Coverage Misleads American on the Bergdahl Swap

In national-security matters, the news media couldn’t do a better job misinforming the public if they tried. The latest example is their portrayal of the five Taliban officials traded for Bowe Bergdahl.
The media of course have an incentive to accentuate controversy. In the Bergdahl deal, this includes portraying the five Taliban prisoners as, in Sen. John McCain’s words, “hard-core jihadis responsible for 9/11.” McCain is wrong, but the major news outlets don’t care. Over and over, the five are identified as terrorists. Facts take a back seat to drama and conflict.
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2 comments:

  1. thombroganJune 10, 2014 at 2:12 PM

    If we weren't kept in the dark and covered in muck, I'd suspect foul play.

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  2. Grung_e_GeneJune 11, 2014 at 1:49 AM

    Five Taliban bureaucrats held for over a dozen years. Longer than Karl Dönitz was held after WW2.

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