More from Greenwald on Iraq/anthrax stuff:
Last year, when I first wrote about ABC's broadcasting of this false Saddam/anthrax story, I spoke with numerous experts in "journalistic ethics," such as they are, and all of them -- journalists, Journalism Professors, and media critics alike -- agreed that while the obligation of source confidentiality is close to absolute, it does not extend to a source who deliberately exploits confidentiality to disseminate lies to the public. Under those circumstances, it's axiomatic in journalistic ethics that a reporter is not only permitted, but required, to disclose the identity of the source who purposely used the reporter to spread lies.
Who were the "four separate and well-placed sources" who told ABC News, falsely, that tests conducted at Fort Detrick had found the presence of bentonite in the anthrax sent to Tom Daschle, causing ABC News to aggressively link the attacks to Iraq for five straight days in October, 2001?
2 comments:
That anthracks guy was a spy for Saddam and was doing his durty work hear. The simplest solution is alwase the right one, it's called Gillet's Razer.
Sorry Bob, but the anthrax guy was doing Obama's bidding. Duh. Even someone brain dead like yourself should have been able to figure that out. Even brain dead people aren't what they used to be.
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