By: Joseph Venti

Joseph Venti — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:18:05 +0000

Why is it you haven’t bothered to mention in this article the harsh criticism Sanchez had for the bias in the media and the severe damage they ahve done to the war effort? In his Friday address to a group of journalists, Sanchez regretted how “tactically insignificant events have become strategic defeats for America because of the tremendous power and impact of the media” and scathingly asserted that reporters “are perpetuating the corrosive partisan politics that is destroying our country and killing our service members who are at war.” Sanchez also charged: “For some of you, just like some of our politicians, the truth is of little to no value if it does not fit your own pre-conceived notions, biases and agendas.”

How was this covered by by the “oh so biased media”? Let’s take a look. The NBC Nightly News, for instance, ran a full story Friday night on Sanchez’s comments critical of Bush officials, but didn’t mention what he said about the news media. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer led the 7pm EDT hour of Friday’s The Situation Room with how “Ricardo Sanchez says ‘America is living a nightmare with no end in sight.’ That’s a direct quote. And he’s sharply critical of U.S. strategy with stinging judgment of government officials.” The critique of the media didn’t come up in the segment with Pentagon reporter Jamie McIntyre. Saturday’s front page New York Times article, “Ex-Commander Says Iraq Effort Is ‘a Nightmare,’” ignored the media angle while front page story in Saturday’s Washington Post, “Ex-Commander In Iraq Faults War Strategy,” didn’t refer to the scolding of the media until the very last paragraph.

Isn’t it amazing just how much the liberals and the liberal media have invested in the defeat of this nation in the ongoing WOT?

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