The WaPo Declares Itself Unable to Find the Truth

Firedoglake by Marcy Wheeler | Aug. 31, 2009 (Opinion)

The WaPo wants you to know that it--one of the most storied newspapers in American history--is absolutely incapable of sorting through the facts about whether Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's torture turned him into a helpful college professor of terror. Full Story »

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Topics: Torture, Media and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Aug 29, 2009 - 1:18 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Randy Morrow (review), Robert M Schacht (review), Jim Lang (review)
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Edited by: Robert M Schacht - Sep 2, 2009 - 2:40 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 31, 2009

The WaPo journalistic muddying of the time line in order to support a policy of war crimes is described.

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 by Jim Lang - Sep. 2, 2009

A good review loaded with relevant chronology,

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 by Derek Hawkins - Aug. 31, 2009
Derek posted this story.
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 by Robert M Schacht - Sep. 2, 2009

Marcy(!) Wheeler is an award-winning journalist who is also a media critic. Sloppy journalism in high places is likely to draw her ire, as in this case.

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