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2006-05-15 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by tipper 2006-05-15 08:04|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hey, I resemble those remarks!

Heh.

OK - here's a correction - and this shows you how BADLY out of touch the MSM is. They list a bunch of Intelligence agencies including this one:

"the National Imagery and Mapping Agency"

Problem is that one (NIMA) hasnt existed for about a year. Its the NGA - National Geospatial-inteliigence Agency, or NGA.

A quick google would ahve been enough.

And recall the NY Times publishing a story of a wounded vet getting a "Purple Star", captioning a picture of an SFC as an "Officer".

Distrust EVERYTHING you read in the MSM about the military and intelligence of the US, they are simply ignorant and grossly derelict when it comes to reporting on those items.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-05-15 12:44|| 2006-05-15 12:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Distrust EVERYTHING you read in the MSM about the military and intelligence of the US, they are simply ignorant and grossly derelict when it comes to reporting on those items.

Hell, distrust EVERYTHING you read from them (period). I forget where I first heard this, but think about the last news report you saw or heard on a topic you have some high- or expert-level knowledge of. Then think about how many mistakes you caught. Why assume it's any different for other topics?

Posted by Xbalanke 2006-05-15 14:44|| 2006-05-15 14:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe they don't have the background to handle "rocket science" stuff; but still ... Serving on a grand jury was eye-opening--I could compare the published news story with eyewitness accounts and marvel at the differences.

I recall one science article in the NYT online where the reporter got the facts mostly straight, but a headline writer "punched up" a line from the story and got the story backwards as a result.

Posted by James">James 2006-05-15 15:54|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2006-05-15 15:54|| Front Page Top

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