U.N. nails Fleitz (which we only learn 15 paragraphs in)
the wapo does another sensational job of omitting the context and, thus, the better part of the story...
one of the most important facts about the house intelligence report on iran is that it was authored by the neocon former assistant to john bolton and a cheney neocon toadie... not until THIRTEEN paragraphs in, do we get this...
if you stopped reading there, assuming you even got that far, you would be left with the impression that the report was written by someone more or less on their own volition... THIS important fact doesn't appear until two paragraphs later...
and, even THEN, we NEVER hear about bolton being cheney's man, and, by extension, fleitz as well... there is NO research or reporting on how or why fleitz, given his involvement in the iraq debacle, came to be a staffer on the house intelligence committee after leaving the state deparment... all in all, a terrific example of BAD journalism, all too typical not only of the wapo but of our traditional news media in general... Submit To Propeller
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U.N. inspectors investigating Iran's nuclear program angrily complained to the Bush administration and to a Republican congressman yesterday about a recent House committee report on Iran's capabilities, calling parts of the document "outrageous and dishonest" and offering evidence to refute its central claims.
one of the most important facts about the house intelligence report on iran is that it was authored by the neocon former assistant to john bolton and a cheney neocon toadie... not until THIRTEEN paragraphs in, do we get this...
The committee report, written by a single Republican staffer with a hard-line position on Iran, chastised the CIA and other agencies for not providing evidence to back assertions that Iran is building nuclear weapons.
if you stopped reading there, assuming you even got that far, you would be left with the impression that the report was written by someone more or less on their own volition... THIS important fact doesn't appear until two paragraphs later...
The report's author, Fredrick Fleitz, is a onetime CIA officer and special assistant to John R. Bolton, the administration's former point man on Iran at the State Department. Bolton, who is now ambassador to the United Nations, had been highly influential during President Bush's first term in drawing up a tough policy that rejected talks with Tehran.
and, even THEN, we NEVER hear about bolton being cheney's man, and, by extension, fleitz as well... there is NO research or reporting on how or why fleitz, given his involvement in the iraq debacle, came to be a staffer on the house intelligence committee after leaving the state deparment... all in all, a terrific example of BAD journalism, all too typical not only of the wapo but of our traditional news media in general... Submit To Propeller
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9/14/2006
