I read that the so-called Baghdad diaries were bogus in both the NY Times and Newsweek. Sometimes I think people think there is a lot more of a liberal conspiracy than there actually is. Or conservative conspiracy, for that matter. Although there is less allegiance to objectivity than there used to be, I think the vast majority of mainstream news organizations really are trying to report the news.


>I think there is a political litmus test for who qualifies as a Crook or a liar, so I'll post this reference to a WSJ piece by Peggy Noonan for those who might otherwise miss it <s>
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>It is in reference to the "Baghdad Diaries" that ran in the esteemed New Republic which seems to be trying to top the great investigative reporting of Scott Glass.
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>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119343919419073320.html
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>If you get your news from CBS or DailyKOS this whole issue is probably news to you.