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1. #1
   On August 20th, 2007 at 10:04 am, DesertLover said:

   I seriously doubt we will get any answers that are either truthful or meaningful … everything we hear will be carefully crafted to deflect all responsibility away from TNR …

2. #2
   On August 20th, 2007 at 10:17 am, pickax411 said:

   Answers:
   Likely,
   yes,
   the article was to good to risk not being true,
   yes,
   review history how most people with “Bad News” are treated

   Finally

   They are shocked! Shocked! that this could happened. Louie, round up the usual suspects. Bush, Rove, etc… etc…

3. #3
   On August 20th, 2007 at 10:31 am, thirteen28 said:

   I think The New Republic has adopted a new theme song.

4. #4
   On August 20th, 2007 at 10:57 am, reine.de.tout said:

   I read the entire PJM article. Beauchamp is one scary, creepy guy.

5. #5
   On August 20th, 2007 at 10:58 am, swj719AWG said:

   An insider-turned-whistleblower and the fabricator’s former fiancée, as well as other sources

   Former??

   Oops.

   You know what they say… If mamma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy…

6. #6
   On August 20th, 2007 at 11:02 am, swj719AWG said:

   Oh… the german chick.

   Shame.

7. #7
   On August 20th, 2007 at 11:28 am, jrlingreenbay said:

   TNR’s actions are typical of the Drive-by media.

   They roll past and lob a few jabs, only to speed away and never come back to the scene they created….

   Only this time - MM and others have flattened the tires and now they’ve locked the car doors and refuse to exit the vehicle to explain their actions…

8. #8
   On August 20th, 2007 at 11:30 am, gregorystephens said:

   The problem is that they weren’t “fooled”. They were willing accomplices to the whole thing. They just didn’t think they’d get caught.

9. #9
   On August 20th, 2007 at 12:21 pm, Regulus said:

   On August 20th, 2007 at 10:57 am, reine.de.tout said:

   I read the entire PJM article. Beauchamp is one scary, creepy guy.

   Likewise, I read Miniter’s article, and agreem with the above assessment. The terms “sociopathic” and “malignant narcissism” are wholly appropriate in application to Mr. Beauchamp.

   What was most interesting was reading about the pseudo-journalistic culture that has taken over at TNR:

   - Franklin Foer has his ideological blinders on so tightly that he can’t even recognize how he’s projectingg his own mental rigidity and close-mindedness on those who have pointed out the multiple, fatal flaws in Beauchamp’s accounts; and

   - The objectivity-destroying relationship between the author of those accounts and one of the “fact checkers” at TNR evidently failed to raise any eyebrows before, during or after Beauchamp’s fabulations put into print.

   Bottom line is, Beauchamp represents the third time in recent memory that TNR has let itself get snookered by its writers. In baseball and some criminal jurisdictions you get three strikes before you’re out; how many swishes does TNR get?

10. #10
    On August 20th, 2007 at 12:24 pm, Regulus said:

    Hmm. Two typos and a missing word, all in one post. That’s the thing about caffeine; over time it loses its stimulant qualities, although its effectiveness as a diuretic remains undiminished…

11. #11
    On August 20th, 2007 at 12:31 pm, ArmywifeArmymom said:

    On August 20th, 2007 at 11:30 am, gregorystephens said:

    The problem is that they weren’t “fooled”. They were willing accomplices to the whole thing. They just didn’t think they’d get caught.

    Precisely! I don’t think they were duped. I think that they didn’t care if it was legit or not. They were just happy to have a story that painted the troops in some barbaric light.

12. #12
    On August 20th, 2007 at 12:43 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    TNR:

    Questions? What questions?

    *collectively holding hands over ears - lalalalalalala

13. #13
    On August 20th, 2007 at 1:02 pm, derel3433 said:

    Yes, and now this is becoming an epidemic. I’m sure we’ll hear all about this from the MSM. Where’s the NYT editorial from the soldiers on our side?

    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/opinion/19jayamaha.html?em&ex=1187755200&en=d7c043df97c7aa3e&ei=5087%0A

14. #14
    On August 20th, 2007 at 1:05 pm, jukin said:

    IMO, the question is what consequences to TNR?

    None. There will be no change in practices at TNR. It sure won’t be loss of readership. Those people are true believers.

    I would like to see several libel suits for millions of dollars each from the service men and women that TNR defamed. Then there might be some change.

    Actions have consequences, unless it is a liberal propaganda outlet.

15. #15
    On August 20th, 2007 at 1:18 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Finally, what does the magazine intend to do to ensure that it does not get fooled again?

    I agree, I don’t believe they were fooled. They have an ideology to promote, and facts must not stand in the way.

16. #16
    On August 20th, 2007 at 5:23 pm, hadsil said:

    Whistle blowers exposing Republicans, Bush, Big Business, - Saints.

    Whistle blowers exposing Liberals, Democrats, Acceptable Minorities - Demonspawn.

17. #17
    On August 20th, 2007 at 6:15 pm, lgm said:

    Whether or not this particular story is correct, the truth is that Iraq is going badly. The surge may be having some effect in some neighborhoods of Baghdad, but the political situation is going black diamond downhill. The only positive reports come from visits by politicians, visits that are carefully managed by the military.

    Did you see the NYTimes Op Ed yesterday?

18. #18
    On August 20th, 2007 at 10:27 pm, corona said:

    Am I too smart to feed the troll?

    YES

19. #19
    On August 20th, 2007 at 11:42 pm, DaveC said:

    I’m not

    LGM,

    what would be better for Iraq? leaving there in a state of turmoil and civil strife? Or in a free and Democratic Iraq which is a friend to freedom and western ideals?

20. #20
    On August 21st, 2007 at 1:10 am, lgm said:

    DaveC,

    Which would be better, every marriage being loving bliss or some ending in bitter divorce? How about nobody getting cancer vs. some people dying of it?

    Bottom line: you have given utopian options we do not have, at least not for a price any of you is willing to pay, chickenhawk.

21. #21
    On August 21st, 2007 at 3:06 am, slp said:

    LGM:

    Chickhawk?

    The favorite word of the trolls who know nothing about persons they slander.

22. #22
    On August 21st, 2007 at 6:23 am, DaveC said:

    LGM..

    next time.. side step the question..

    chickenhawks eat chicken, last time I checked.. yum..

23. #23
    On August 21st, 2007 at 11:00 am, lgm said:

    OK, point taken. Still, there is no way to win in Iraq, at least not without far more resources than anyone left or right is willing to commit.

    A withdrawal would not deprive Iraq of a democracy since that’s not happening anyway.