Linda McQuaig (Toronto Star): Rove Should Have Been Fired Long Ago

[Jack Rabbit]

From the Toronto Star via CommonDreams.org
Dated Sunday July 17

Rove Should Have Been Fired Long Ago for Masterminding Deceptions on Iraq
by Linda McQuaig

Journalists — like people in other lines of work — love to puff up their own importance. And since journalists have access to lots of newspaper space, they have ample opportunity to sell this storyline to the public.

And so, in recent weeks, the American media have been celebrating their commitment to journalistic principles and lauding the heroism of New York Times reporter Judith Miller for going to jail rather than revealing a source.

This is nonsense. The jailing of Miller isn't a story about press freedom. It's a story about how the Bush administration shamelessly attempts to manipulate the "free press" and largely succeeds.

The real hero isn't Miller; it's Joseph Wilson. The former U.S. ambassador was sent by the CIA to Africa in 2002 to investigate claims that Iraqi president Saddam Hussein tried to buy uranium from Niger — a claim that was central to the White House justification for its invasion of Iraq.

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[Hissyspit]

1. Nominated. Takes the Canadians to tell Americans the truth.

Or George Galloway from England, etc.

[applegrove]

2. I've heard journalists on CNN talk about how the corporate media needs

to be rethought because it goes against journalistic principals.

Let's hope everyone does some soul searching.

[ailsagirl]

3. Linda McQuaig really rocks-- she absolutely tells it like it is

I have emailed her a number of times thanking her for her
honesty and being an excellent journalist and she always
is gracious in emailing me back.

She's not just a journalist-- she's has written a number
of books as well.

Kudos for Linda!!!

:toast:

[Skittles]

4. simply wrritten and very effictive

saying it like it is :thumbsup:

[StaggerLee]

5. My favorite part

And if journalists are willing to sacrifice themselves to defend a journalistic principle, they should skip the jail-time histrionics and just do their jobs properly. They could start with exposing the administration's deceit about Iraq, instead of leaving all the heavy lifting to Wilson.