Neocon US Colonel Calls for Military Attacks on "Partisan Media"

AlterNet, Rebel Reports by Jeremy Scahill | May. 31, 2009 (News Analysis)
Col. Ralph Peters pens an outrageous essay, writing that journalists "have positioned themselves as protected-species combatants."

A new report for a leading neoconservative group which pushes a belligerent “Israel first” agenda of conquest in the Middle East suggests that in future wars the US should make censorship of media official policy and advocates “military attacks on the partisan media.” (H/T MuzzleWatch) The report for JINSA, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, was authored by retired US Army Colonel Ralph Peters. It appears in JINSA’s “flagship ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 31, 2009 - 5:29 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - May. 31, 2009

The story highlights the dangers of maintaining an informed democracy in a time of war or illegal invasion.

The protection of an independent press is essential to peace and democracy. Proponents of military attacks upon the press should be discredited and ... More »

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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Jun. 1, 2009

While this story was written by a liberal reporter, it doesn't change the facts that a rogue U.S. Colonel wants to kill reporters who report from the front.

Obama better jump on this idiot with both feet. You cannot have your officer's making policy, especially when it comes to the media, and the murder ... More »

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 by Randy Morrow - Jun. 1, 2009

future wars may require censorship, news blackouts and, ultimately, military attacks on the partisan media. Perceiving themselves as superior beings, journalists have ... More »

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