What matters about Walter Cronkite is that he knew when to stop being reassuring Uncle Walt and to challenge those who betrayed his audience’s trust. Full Story »
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This is opinion. As such, it should not be judged as reporting "littered with opinion." It uses sound reasoning and evidence to support its conclusion, which is the elephant in the room the MSM refuses to acknowledge. Thankfully, the NYT redeems itself somewhat by publishing this refreshing bit of truth--albeit in the op-ed pages. Still, this is the kind of journalism Cronkite engaged in occasionally when he knew the country was being misled. We need a whole lot more of his kind of guts.
It embarrasses us all when the MSM won't report this basic truth. It's a good companion to the much deeper analysis by Glenn Greenwald. See link: