Aiding And Abetting

I had meant to link this before, but today's my day to clean up. Blackfive has an essay up from Lt. Colonel Tim Ryan, commander of a Task Force in Iraq. The essay deals with the state of our Fourth Estate, the media. It's a long read but well worth it.

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Many of the journalists making public assessments about the progress of the war in Iraq are unqualified to do so, given their training and experience. The inaccurate picture they paint has distorted the world view of the daily realities in Iraq. The result is a further erosion of international public support for the United States' efforts there, and a strengthening of the insurgents' resolve and recruiting efforts while weakening our own. Through their incomplete, uninformed and unbalanced reporting, many members of the media covering the war in Iraq are aiding and abetting the enemy.

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This is the balancing side of the situation in Iraq that our media are trying so desperately hard to make sure you never hear about.