Tuesday, May 25, 2010

…Because Somebody Talked!

I’m continually amazed at the careless reporting of military news, potentially putting our troops in harms way simply to sell a story. Today there’s a second hand story on the Fox website which originated in the New York Times ; why doesn’t that surprise me?


“Anonymous U.S. officials cited by the Times said the order does allow for intelligence-gathering missions in Iran, which could lay the groundwork for possible military action if tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to rise.”


Next week the Times and Fox can list the names of operatives, their next of kin’s addresses and maybe throw in locations where supplies were dropped off. Hell, why not just send them coordinates via Google Earth so the enemy can download it onto their laptops in the field?


I wasn’t around during WWII but the first thoughts that came to mind were the war effort posters reminding everyone to show a little common sense. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Come on folks; learn to keep your big yaps shut!


This article has been cross posted to The Moral Liberal , a publication whose banner reads, “Defending The Judeo-Christian Ethic, Limited Government, & The American Constitution”.

6 comments:

Perri Nelson said...

The Times has no interest in keeping it's mouth shut. They have obviously been run by people with a vested interest in America's downfall for decades.

T. F. Stern said...

The solution would be through the free market system; put them out of business by not purchasing the products advertised in their paper and letting those sponsors know why they are being boycotted. If enough sales are lost the paper fails; but if the sponsors never feel the effect then the Times continues to spew their garbage.

MathewK said...

Seems the soldiers not only have to worry about the idiot bureaucrats and pen-pushers back home looking to screw them over, they also have to worry about the press who at the best of times are doing dumb things like this.

Anonymous said...

Somebody round up a firing squad.

David said...

"[F]iring squad"? Nah. A party! Hosted by Dr. Tarr and Mr. Fether. I'll bring the matches.

T. F. Stern said...

David, I'll go along with that, tar and feathers might be more appropriate than a firing squad. Leftist are a tender lot and they might be more afraid of pain than death.