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Monthly Archives: November 2010
WikiLeaks on Public TV: Defending the 'Interests of the West'
Last night's broadcast of the PBS NewsHour (11/29/10) offered a discussion of the WikiLeaks documents. Who werethe guests? As Judy Woodruff announced: "We turn to two former national security advisers with extensive experience in making and carrying out U.S. foreign … Continue reading
Richard Cohen Nails That Lying George W. Bush
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen uses WikiLeaks as a jumping off point to talk about George W. Bush's new book and the run-up to the Iraq War (11/30/10): As my colleague, the indefatigably indefatigable Walter Pincus, has pointed out, Bush … Continue reading
For NYT, Okinawan Public Opinion a 'Wrench,' a 'Thorn' and a 'Headache'
Today's New York Times piece (11/29/10) on the re-election of a governor of Okinawa who opposes the U.S. military base there seems to treat the views of the People Who Live There as one thing to maybe think about, and … Continue reading
NYT Oversells WikiLeaks/Iranian Missiles Story
WikiLeaks document dumpsare largely what media want to make of them. There'sone conventional response, which goes something like this: "There's nothingnew here, but WikiLeaks is dangerous!" Butthere's another option: "There's nothing here, except forthe part that confirms a storyline we've … Continue reading
NYT and Centrism, Continued…
Right here on November 12, we asked what the New York Times means when it talks about "centrism"– specificallywhen it comes to Beltway deficit reduction plans. The Times framed the proposal from deficit commission co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson … Continue reading
WPost's Inaccurate Terrorism Headline
From Sunday's Washington Post (11/28/10): FBI Foils Elaborate Bomb Plot in Oregon Given the circumstances of this particular case (covered in great detail by Glenn Greenwald), I think the Post meant either "FBI Concocts Elaborate Bomb Plot in Oregon" or"FBI … Continue reading
WPost's Redundant Anonymity Explanation
From one of the Washington Post's stories about WikiLeaks: A senior U.S. intelligence officer, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to be identified, said: "No one should think of American diplomats as spies. But our … Continue reading
Matt Bai: Even Liberals Know Liberalism Failed
New York Times reporter Matt Bai apparently really, really cares about the budget deficit– so much so that he's done reporting suggesting that the rest of us care about it as much as he does. He's also demonstrated his concern … Continue reading
WP Columnists Still Dreaming of Obama's Kissinger
Yesterday (11/22/10) Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post wrote a column headlined "Obama's foreign policy needs an update," where he worried that the White House suffers from a"lack of grand strategy – or strategists. Its top foreign-policy makers are a … Continue reading
Patrick Cockburn and Embedded Journalism
Patrick Cockburn has a wonderful piece in the Independent (11/23/10) on the hazards of embedded journalism that is a must-read. He points out: "Embedding" also puts limitations on location and movement. Iraq and Afghanistan are essentially guerrilla wars, and the … Continue reading
NYT and the Fake Taliban Talks
If you had concluded that the Afghan War was in disarray, the front page of the New York Times today probably didn't do much to change your mind: Taliban Leader in Secret Talks Was an Impostor By DEXTER FILKINS and … Continue reading
Tom Friedman, Wrong About Another Thing
The Irisheconomyis in need of a $100 billion bailout, thanks in large part tothe bursting of its housing bubble. But for years the Irish model was lionized by U.S. pundits. ThinkProgress blogger Matthew Yglesias digs up a 2005 piece by … Continue reading
The Times Recalls the Good Old Days of SOA Protests
In today's New York Times (11/22/10), Kim Severson covers the annual protest at the U.S. military training facilityformerly known as the School of Americas. The point of the story, though, is that the protests aren'tsuch a big deal anymore (the … Continue reading
NYT: Israel-Palestine Conflict 'Drained of Violence'
There's a lot to say about Ethan Bronner's Week in Review piece in the New York Times (11/21/10). The headline says a lot on its own: "Why America Chases an Israeli-Palestinian Peace." This is ironic, at the very least, given … Continue reading
Torture and the 'Problem' With the Courts
The civilian trial of terrorism suspect Ahmed Ghailani, who was linked to the U.S. embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya, was unsatisfying to those who believe that accused terroristsshould not be tried in civilian courts. To them, the scoreboard tells … Continue reading