[lit-ideas] Re: Bullying Iran - New York Times
- From: "Mike Geary" <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 10:19:02 -0600
AA:
Seems like reading doesn't get in your way either. I didn't write
Dangerous Nation. Robert Kagan, Fred Kagan's brother, wrote it. Robert
Kagan works for the American Enterprise Institute. Never mind.<<
What we're calling for from you is evidence. Not opinion. I can produce a
long list of editorials and opinion pieces from the NYT that oppose the war
in Iraq and warn against any temptation to invade Iran. The NYT is the
newspaper of record for this country. It is not an organ of advocacy
journalism as are most of the sources you cite. I like reading articles and
magazines that support my opinion, but I don't confuse them with the factual
record. The NYT's mission is not to support or contradict your personal
opinions. Are you correct in your claim that the NYT failed to critically
analyse reports and policies of the Bush Administration in the initial days
and weeks of the invasion? Yes, you are. Like the majority of people in
this country they got it wrong. Especially in accepting Judith Miller's
reports without due scepticism. That's a terrible failing but it's not
surprising -- what's surprising is that they recognized their error,
publically acknowledged it and apologized for their credulity. For three
years now, the editorial page of the NTY has been filled with dire warnings
about the war and our policies with Iran. Read them, you'll agree with them
and you'll find in them proof positive of how bright you are. But as
evidence, the editorial page is meaningless, what matters is whether the NYT
is digging out the truth about what's going on beneath all the government
reports. Are they doing that now? Only time will tell, but I trust them
more than I do Mother Jones even though I enjoy reading Mother Jones more.
Mike Geary
Memphis
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