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Shamsuddin, you raise an intriguing point
"Personally, I want news reporters to expose truth whenever they find it and WHEREVER [sic]"
Okay, but what of the consequences of doing so? Have you stopped to think about the harm done by publishing what is true but also endangering to others? What of victims of terrorists who might have been apprehended had not sensitive "truth" about effective anti-terrorism measures not been leaked?
And what of reporters who publish what is not truth, but rather editorial spin or outright fabrications? Case in point: The Dan Rather memos, alleging Bush's deriliction of duty in the Air National Guard, that were proven to be forgeries.
posted by
WriterofLight
on August 12, 2006 at 9:01 PM
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Writer of Light, We have to assume London allowed the mastermind
To escape on purpose.
posted by
kingmi
on August 11, 2006 at 4:13 AM
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Personally, I want news reporters to expose truth whenever they find it and
WHEREVER
posted by
Shams-i-Heartsong
on August 11, 2006 at 2:11 AM
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Ha! Good one. They must be slipping, indeed.
We can no longer trust them as a news source to eagerly defend the rights of terrorists worldwide.
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JanesOpinion
on August 10, 2006 at 7:18 PM
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