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]]> By: PD Thinkings » Bush’s Leaks Sink Anti-Terror Ops http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-1044555 PD Thinkings » Bush’s Leaks Sink Anti-Terror Ops Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:53:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-1044555 [...] Bush’s defense that his Plame leak was a “good leak” that didn’t harm national security interests is hard to believe given that the Bush team has a pattern of leaking national security intelligence from both Israel and Pakistan when it assisted their political agenda.A Washington Post editorial concludes that Bush’s leak of selective portions of a classified NIE to reporters was a “good leak.” Several bloggers have done an excellent job in setting the record straight as to the mangled facts presented in the editorial as well as its brazen lies and unmitigated Bush propaganda. One fact not addressed is how Bush’s good leak defense - adopted hook, line and sinker by the Washington Post - is full of holes. How can the public accept as fact that the Bush administration recognizes the distinction between leaks in the public interest v. leaks harming national security when Bush now has a pattern of politically motivated leaks that have dried up key intelligence sources and destroyed intelligence operations to capture and arrest al Qaeda terrorists? [...] [...] Bush’s defense that his Plame leak was a “good leak” that didn’t harm national security interests is hard to believe given that the Bush team has a pattern of leaking national security intelligence from both Israel and Pakistan when it assisted their political agenda.A Washington Post editorial concludes that Bush’s leak of selective portions of a classified NIE to reporters was a “good leak.” Several bloggers have done an excellent job in setting the record straight as to the mangled facts presented in the editorial as well as its brazen lies and unmitigated Bush propaganda. One fact not addressed is how Bush’s good leak defense – adopted hook, line and sinker by the Washington Post – is full of holes. How can the public accept as fact that the Bush administration recognizes the distinction between leaks in the public interest v. leaks harming national security when Bush now has a pattern of politically motivated leaks that have dried up key intelligence sources and destroyed intelligence operations to capture and arrest al Qaeda terrorists? [...]

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]]> By: Think Progress » “A Bad Leak.” http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-508054 Think Progress » “A Bad Leak.” Sun, 16 Apr 2006 04:09:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-508054 [...] A week after the Washington Post defended Bush’s authorization to selectively disclose the NIE as “a good leak,” the New York Times counters with an editorial that gets it right. “[T]he version of the facts that Mr. Libby was authorized to divulge was so distorted that it seems more like disinformation than any sincere attempt to inform the public.”  12:08 am | Comment (0) [...] [...] A week after the Washington Post defended Bush’s authorization to selectively disclose the NIE as “a good leak,” the New York Times counters with an editorial that gets it right. “[T]he version of the facts that Mr. Libby was authorized to divulge was so distorted that it seems more like disinformation than any sincere attempt to inform the public.”  12:08 am | Comment (0) [...]

]]> By: Stephen Hueners http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-506683 Stephen Hueners Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:28:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-506683 I wrote the ombudsman the following: <blockquote> I’m very hopeful I join a multitude of others expressing outrage at the willful distortions convened by the Sunday's editorial titled 'A Good Leak'. The variance of the statements from the editorial vs. your front page article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/08/AR2006040800916.html - A 'Concerted Effort' make it clear that one of the two parties is irresponsible - not just incorrect. It's hard to interpret this as anything other than a deliberate attempt to perpetuate outright falsehoods. One expects opinions to reflect a given viewpoint and we understand viewpoints influence how we evaluate given facts. There are plenty of ways to interpret the facts surrounding the story in question as positive (or at least not negative) to the president. Given that the editorial puts forth as fact a number of assertions directly contradicted by Gellman/Linzer I don't see how you, as our ombudsman, can responsibly avoid examining the cause for the discrepancy and publishing your findings. Thank you for your attention and I wish you all the best as you search for the courage to deal with this issue. </blockquote> And received this reply today: FROM: Deborah C Howell [HowellDC@washpost.com]; on behalf of; Ombudsman Internet DropBox [ombudsman@washpost.com] I'm writing about this Sunday. I wrote the ombudsman the following:

I’m very hopeful I join a multitude of others expressing outrage at the willful distortions convened by the Sunday’s editorial titled ‘A Good Leak’.

The variance of the statements from the editorial vs. your front page article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/08/AR2006040800916.html
– A ‘Concerted Effort’ make it clear that one of the two parties is irresponsible – not just incorrect. It’s hard to interpret this as anything other than a deliberate attempt to perpetuate outright falsehoods. One expects opinions to reflect a given viewpoint and we understand viewpoints influence how we evaluate given facts. There are plenty of ways to interpret the facts surrounding the story in question as positive (or at least not negative) to the president.

Given that the editorial puts forth as fact a number of assertions directly contradicted by Gellman/Linzer I don’t see how you, as our ombudsman, can responsibly avoid examining the cause for the discrepancy and publishing your findings.

Thank you for your attention and I wish you all the best as you search for the courage to deal with this issue.

And received this reply today:

FROM:
Deborah C Howell [HowellDC@washpost.com]; on behalf of; Ombudsman Internet DropBox [ombudsman@washpost.com]

I’m writing about this Sunday.

]]> By: Bootsrey http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-503007 Bootsrey Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:43:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-503007 Just slogged my way through all the comments above and am thoroughly despondent. Thought maybe the rumors about WaPo were overblown, but apparantly not. The first clue to going over to the dark side was the hiring of that hack Repug blogger a couple weeks back who was quickly dispatched after the uncovering of his sordid past and much dissent from loyal readers. Now we see this same type of garbage showing up in the editorial column. Sad day, WaPo. Damn shame to see a fine newspaper succumb to corporate pressures and sell its very soul. We'll miss you. RIP. Just slogged my way through all the comments above and am thoroughly despondent. Thought maybe the rumors about WaPo were overblown, but apparantly not. The first clue to going over to the dark side was the hiring of that hack Repug blogger a couple weeks back who was quickly dispatched after the uncovering of his sordid past and much dissent from loyal readers. Now we see this same type of garbage showing up in the editorial column. Sad day, WaPo. Damn shame to see a fine newspaper succumb to corporate pressures and sell its very soul. We’ll miss you. RIP.

]]> By: OK Zebra http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-502980 OK Zebra Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:02:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-502980 The American media is controlled by corporate interests and career journalists who would never, never, never sacrifice their White House Press Passes and the income they need, since they don't have the family wealth of the true somebodies, so their children can attend Sidwell Friends, the post Quaker school all the "true somebodies"in Washington send their children to. Can you imagine Cokie Roberts, Katie Couric, Editor Hiatt, or even Matt Lauer asking truly hard questions when it means their jobs? Not in America, Not today. God, you fools. The American media is controlled by corporate interests and career journalists who would never, never, never sacrifice their White House Press Passes and the income they need, since they don’t have the family wealth of the true somebodies, so their children can attend Sidwell Friends, the post Quaker school all the “true somebodies”in Washington send their children to. Can you imagine Cokie Roberts, Katie Couric, Editor Hiatt, or even Matt Lauer asking truly hard questions when it means their jobs? Not in America, Not today. God, you fools.

]]> By: OK Zebra http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-502972 OK Zebra Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:47:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-502972 The Washington Post looks like the old Communist Izvestia (the Government Newspaper in the USSR), the New York Times looks like Pravda (the Party newspaper in the USSR), and the WSJ sounds like Komsomol (the old Communist Youth Newspaper) in defending America, Bush, and the War. What do you expect from a capitalist "liberal" free press? LOLOL. Wake Up America! Turn off your televisions and start reading the internet news. Your press is controlled by corporation's that buy advertisting revenues and support this policy. The Washington Post looks like the old Communist Izvestia (the Government Newspaper in the USSR), the New York Times looks like Pravda (the Party newspaper in the USSR), and the WSJ sounds like Komsomol (the old Communist Youth Newspaper) in defending America, Bush, and the War. What do you expect from a capitalist “liberal” free press? LOLOL. Wake Up America! Turn off your televisions and start reading the internet news. Your press is controlled by corporation’s that buy advertisting revenues and support this policy.

]]> By: Hayden http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-502844 Hayden Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:36:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-502844 Are <em>conspiracy nut cases</em> gaining credebility? Hmmmm? LOL Vote for your local plumber. He knows how to get rid of s--t. Are conspiracy nut cases gaining credebility? Hmmmm? LOL

Vote for your local plumber. He knows how to get rid of s–t.

]]> By: alfred Lehmberg http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-502763 alfred Lehmberg Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:23:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-502763 As canceling this ballot, such as it was, with a bullet would be *wrong*... the bullet of impeachment must be loaded, the weapon of due process cocked and then that weapon fired conclusively into this administration's heart... thereby spilling the metaphoric blood necessary to nourish the tree of liberty. Impeach and try for war crimes. alienview@adelphia.net www.AlienView.net AVG Blog -- http://alienviewgroup.blogspot.com/ As canceling this ballot, such as it was, with a bullet would be *wrong*… the bullet of impeachment must be loaded, the weapon of due process cocked and then that weapon fired conclusively into this administration’s heart… thereby spilling the metaphoric blood necessary to nourish the tree of liberty. Impeach and try for war crimes.

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]]> By: xenia http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-502687 xenia Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:42:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-502687 All is about Euro vs $. Hussein started to trade oil for Euro and got his butt in jail and xxxxxx iraqis killed. Now Iran starts the oil trade in Euro and will be nuked. Just applaud, the $ has to be kept safe. Long live the FED, private bankers dream of printing $ from piece of paper. Bush is just a chimpanzee, Chenney the big culprit. Another 911 staged by these idiots is coming to the city near you....God please help us.... All is about Euro vs $. Hussein started to trade oil for Euro and got his butt in jail and xxxxxx iraqis killed. Now Iran starts the oil trade in Euro and will be nuked. Just applaud, the $ has to be kept safe. Long live the FED, private bankers dream of printing $ from piece of paper. Bush is just a chimpanzee, Chenney the big culprit. Another 911 staged by these idiots is coming to the city near you….God please help us….

]]> By: Gina de Miranda http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-502663 Gina de Miranda Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:26:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-502663 If this wasn't so serious, it would be laughable. When did the Washington Post begin to defend "excuses" that don't rise above the level of "my dog ate my homework?" The "rationalizations" of the illegal, petty, unethical, nasty and arrogant behavior of this gang of thieves are an embarrassment to read and should be a greater embarrassment to tender to the public. Maybe it's time for the Post to consider taking a new name: The Washington Prattle. What I really wonder is: what and who are holding over the head of someone with real power at the Post. Old photos of mesalliances sponsored by Daddy Bush during functions purportedly to promote esprit de corps but were actually intended to provide future leverage to the Bushes? Photos or tape recordings of secret rendevous with barnyard animals? Large sums of cash to be paid in the future? Somebody better 'fess up before WE THE PEOPLE find out on our own. Anybody who has an idea what kind of leverage is being held over the heads of those who are complicit in the barrage of bullshit emanating from the White House, please snail mail the information to somebody at one of the blogs. It's time the people found out what is really going on. If this wasn’t so serious, it would be laughable. When did the Washington Post begin to defend “excuses” that don’t rise above the level of “my dog ate my homework?” The “rationalizations” of the illegal, petty, unethical, nasty and arrogant behavior of this gang of thieves are an embarrassment to read and should be a greater embarrassment to tender to the public. Maybe it’s time for the Post to consider taking a new name: The Washington Prattle.

What I really wonder is: what and who are holding over the head of someone with real power at the Post. Old photos of mesalliances sponsored by Daddy Bush during functions purportedly to promote esprit de corps but were actually intended to provide future leverage to the Bushes? Photos or tape recordings of secret rendevous with barnyard animals? Large sums of cash to be paid in the future? Somebody better ‘fess up before WE THE PEOPLE find out on our own.

Anybody who has an idea what kind of leverage is being held over the heads of those who are complicit in the barrage of bullshit emanating from the White House, please snail mail the information to somebody at one of the blogs. It’s time the people found out what is really going on.

]]> By: Tiktaalik http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-502617 Tiktaalik Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:04:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-502617 The Washington Post is still trying to cover their exposed behinds. In outing the NOC Plame and exposing the CIA counterproliferation team at Brewster, Jennings & Assoc, they are just as guilty of treason as the Bush White House. WaPo should also be tried for crimes against humanity, should Bush and Co ever get out of Leavenworth to face trial in The Hague. The Washington Post is still trying to cover their exposed behinds. In outing the NOC Plame and exposing the CIA counterproliferation team at Brewster, Jennings & Assoc, they are just as guilty of treason as the Bush White House. WaPo should also be tried for crimes against humanity, should Bush and Co ever get out of Leavenworth to face trial in The Hague.

]]> By: Think Progress » How the Right Wing Turns a Falsehood Into Conventional Wisdom http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-502433 Think Progress » How the Right Wing Turns a Falsehood Into Conventional Wisdom Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:32:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-502433 [...] This weekend, the Washington Post wrote an editorial defending President Bush’s smearing of Joseph Wilson. The Post editors mangled the facts and failed to note — as their political writers did — that Bush deceptively leaked intelligence information despite knowing it had been disproved months before. (Read a thorough debunking of the editorial). [...] [...] This weekend, the Washington Post wrote an editorial defending President Bush’s smearing of Joseph Wilson. The Post editors mangled the facts and failed to note — as their political writers did — that Bush deceptively leaked intelligence information despite knowing it had been disproved months before. (Read a thorough debunking of the editorial). [...]

]]> By: Jay Randal http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/comment-page-2/#comment-502162 Jay Randal Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:28:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/post-mangles-facts/#comment-502162 Post 69 the Washington Post is now controlled by Bob Woodward who is in bed with the Bush Regime! He writes flattery books about the Bush family, which makes him money, so he uses the paper to protect his financial position! Sad because he helped take down President Nixon years ago, but now helps Bush who is far worse than Nixon ever was! Post is now GOP mouthpiece, so stop reading that filthy rag! Post 69 the Washington Post is now controlled by Bob Woodward who is in bed with the Bush Regime! He writes flattery books about the Bush family, which makes him money, so he uses the paper to protect his financial position! Sad because he helped take down President Nixon years ago, but now helps Bush who is far worse than Nixon ever was! Post is now GOP mouthpiece, so stop reading that filthy rag!

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